Case Name: Hester Purdon v. Eleanor Carrington et al.
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1877-12
Citations: 31 Ohio St. 168
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Parties: Hester Purdon v. Eleanor Carrington et al.
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Reporter: Ohio State Reports, New Service
Volume: 31
Pages: 168–168

Head Matter:
Hester Purdon v. Eleanor Carrington et al.
Motion for leave to file a petition in error, to reverse the judgment of the District Court of Brown county.
Louden § Young, for the motion.
W. D. Young, contra.

Opinion:
By the Court.
A mortgage given to secure the payment of a promissory note is not a "written instrument for the payment of money only," within the meaning of section 118 of the code. And a cause of action, in a pleading, founded upon such mortgage, can not be verified by an agent or attorney of the party, on the ground that such instrument is in his possession.
Motion overruled.