Legal Opinion

Hoffman v. Sheahin

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided April 7, 1941No. 7660PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUTLEDGE, Associate Justice.

The suit is for a deficiency on deed of trust notes. The sole question is whether the cause is barred by the statute of limitations, as the trial court held.

The notes aggregated a principal sum of $25,000. They matured, after an extension, on September 18, 1934. The deed of trust, conveying real estate as security, was foreclosed and the proceeds of sale were credited on the notes December 21, 1934. A deficiency of $6,387.16 remained on account of principal, interest, taxes and foreclosure costs. Plaintiff’s suit for this *862amount was filed December 10, 1937. This…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Hunt v. Rousmanier's AdministratorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1823
  2. Brooklyn Bank v. . BarnabyNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
  3. Holmquist v. GilbertSupreme Court of Colorado · 1907
  4. Walker v. GarlandTexas Commission of Appeals · 1922
  5. Buffinton v. ChaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Fox-Greenwald Sheet Metal Co., Inc. v. Markowitz Bros., Inc., Continental Casualty Co., Blake Construction Co., Inc., United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
  2. In Re Paul Perlin, a Witness Before the April 1977 Grand Jury, Paul PerlinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
  3. United States v. LorinceDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1991
  4. Joslin v. GregoryNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2003
  5. Szego v. Kingsley AnyanwutakuDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994

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