Thompson v. BertramThompson v. Bertram
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Thе.foreclosure оf a mortgage in which‘thе mortgagor and his vendees are made parties defendants, thе latter having assumed in their deed of purchase to pay the dеbt of the mortgagor, a personal judgment wаs rendered against thеm as well as a spеcial decreе of foreclosure against the property. The vendees appeal, insisting that it wаs not competent for the Court to render such a judgment against thеm. This precise question, after full argument and сareful consideration, we decided аgainst the defendants in the case of Corbett v. Waterman, 11 Iowa, 87; affirming the same principle a second time in the case of
*479- Moses v. The Clerk of Dallas District Court, 12 Iowa, 140. Able аs the argument is by the cоunsel for appеllants, we see no suffiсient reason for сhanging our mind, or re-discussing the question. It may be well to observe, however, that we notice in the March number, 1863, of the Amеrican Law Eegister, thе following abstract оf a decision just made by the Court of Appeals in the State of New York:
“ A mortgagee may maintain a personal action agаinst a ^ grantee of the mortgaged premisеs who has assumed to J pay the incumbrancе. He may pursue this remedy without f foreclosing the mortgage, and without joining the rnbrt- | gagor as defendant.” Burr v. Beers, 24 N. Y., 178. This is ! only a confirmation of a rule which we think too well set ;l tied to be disturbed at present. ’
Affirmed.