WINDES, Justice.
Plaintiff-appellant W.C. Houchard loaned defendant-appellee William Berman the sum of $3,000 and took his promissory note dated April 18, 1952, due in three years and secured by a real estate mortgage. The note provided for eight percent interest payable annually. On August 29, 1953, plaintiff filed suit upon the note and sought to foreclose the mortgage. As a basis for the cause of action, the complaint alleged:
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