Fowler v. Moore’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. ““Appellant first contends that appellee cannot maintain this action for the l'eason that her amended petition, and the amendments thex'eto, disclose that she has not complied with our statute relating to mortgage registration fee (G. S. 1935, 79-3101 et seq.). This was raised by the demurrer and also by a motion to dismiss. There was some controversy as to whether the instrument was one that l'equii'ed the payment of the registration fee. Either conceding that the instrument was one on which such a fee should be paid, or to avoid any further question about it, plaintiff had the register of deeds compute the amount of the fee and paid the sum so computed, $94.75, and was issued a receipt by that officer showing the registration fee paid. By leave of court the amended petition was amended or supplemented by an allegation of such payment. Thereupon the court overruled the motion to dismiss, and also the demurx’er to the amended petition, as so amended. Appellant now argues that the payment was not made soon enough and that the amount paid was insufficient to pay the proper registration fee. G. S. 1935, 79-3102 provides for the payment of this fee before the mortgage is recorded, and G. S. 1935, 79-3107 contains a similar provision, ‘and such mortgage shall not be received in evidence.’ Hence, the penalties for the mortgage holder are that the instrument cannot be recorded nor received in evidence unless the fee is paid. The record before us does not show when, if at all the inst”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Nebraska Hardware Mutual Insurance v. Johnson

2. “Any mortgage of real property executed on or after March 1,1925, on which the registration fee as herein provided has not been paid, shall not be filed for record by any register of deeds, and such mortgage shall not be received in evidence in any suit, action or proceeding, and no judgment, decree or order for the enforcement thereof shall be rendered, made or entered in or by any court in this state.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Universal Underwriters Insurance Co. v. State