Brudenell v. Vaux

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Pennsylvania

Brudenell v. Vaux

4 F. Cas. 469, 2 Dall. 302

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Pennsylvania·Decided April 15, 1794·Published

Opinion

Dettnition — “ Months. ”

[“Months,” as used in the Pennsylvania act (Dali. Laws, 112) requiring mortgages to be recorded within six months from their date, means calendar months.]

The question in this cause arose upon the act of assembly for recording mortgages (1 [470]*470Dali. Laws, 112), the mortgage of the defendants haying been recorded after the expiration of six lunar, but within six calendar, months from the date; and THE COURT, having compared this with other acts of the legislature, were of opinion, that by the word “months” calendar months were intended.

[Reported by A. J. Dallas, Esq.]

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Dettnition — “ Months. ”

[“Months,” as used in the Pennsylvania act (Dali. Laws, 112) requiring mortgages to be recorded within six months from their date, means calendar months.]

The question in this cause arose upon the act of assembly for recording mortgages (1 [470]*470Dali. Laws, 112), the mortgage of the defendants haying been recorded after the expiration of six lunar, but within six calendar, months from the date; and THE COURT, having compared this with other acts of the legislature, were of opinion, that by the word “months” calendar months were intended.

[Reported by A. J. Dallas, Esq.]

Brudenell v. Vaux, 4 F. Cas. 469, 2 Dall. 302 (circtdpa 1794).

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