Johnston

Johnston v. McDuffee

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1890 Cal. LEXIS 633·83 Cal. 30·23 P. 214
Supreme Court of CaliforniaFebruary 1, 1890No. 13399California609 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Thornton, J.

Action to foreclose a mortgage executed by one Winters to Jameson and defendant Mc-Duffee, to secure two notes, one to Jameson and the other to McDuffee. The mortgage is joint, and the notes are several, as stated above.

Jameson assigned his note and the mortgage to secure it to the plaintiff Johnston.

*31 McDuffee, after the execution of the notes and mortgages, and before this action was brought, purchased of the mortgagor, Winters, the mortgaged premises, a conveyance of which was executed to him, Winters.

By his purchase of the equity of redemption of Winters, McDuffee became the holder of the legal title. He stood in Winters’s place in regard to the land mortgaged. McDuffee was made defendant, and properly made a defendant as the purchaser of the mortgaged property from Winters. As such purchaser, he came in by title subsequent and subject to the lien of the mortgage.

There was judgment of foreclosure against all the defendants. McDuffee only appeals.

It is argued that McDuffee is improperly such a defendant. We do not agree to this, for the reason above given. For the same reason the complaint states a cause of action against him. The property is described in the…

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