Betcher v. Ebert

Plaintiffs, brother and sister, became owners of a tract of 68 acres in Hennepin county in January, 1919. On April 8, 1919, they executed a mortgage to George Odell for $6,000 on 15 acres of such tract which was recorded May 29, 1919. On January 22, 1920, the defendant Henry Ebert filed a lien for attorney’s fees in the sum of $3,600 against the 68 acre tract and at the same time executed and filed an assignment thereof to his wife, Julia Ebert. On April 14, 1924, the mortgage was foreclosed by George L. Strong, assignee thereof, who bid in the property and received the sheriff’s certificate.

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