49 Iowa 179 | Iowa | 1878
III. It is claimed that the allegations and prayer of the petition do not authorize the decree which was rendered in the foreclosure case. The petition alleges that the claim made by plaintiff is superior to any and all claims of the defendants, and prays that the mortgaged premises may be sold to pay the amount due, that defendants’ rights be cut off, and for general relief. The allegations and prayer of the petition' are broad enough, we think, to authorize the decree rendered in the case.
There are other considerations which would lead to a like result; but, as the foregoing view is decisive of the case, and is satisfactory to us, we deem it unnecessary to present other views leading to the same conclusion.
Affirmed.