State Ex Rel. O'Brien v. Superior Court

The Prudential Insurance Company brought an action to foreclose a mortgage held by it on certain real property in Seattle. A decree of foreclosure was duly entered, and the property was thereafter sold and bid in at the sale by the mortgagee for the full amount of its judgment. A petition was then filed seeking a writ of assistance to put the mortgagee purchaser in possession of the premises. An order directed to defendants O’Brien to show cause why the writ should not issue was obtained, and upon a hearing of the evidence adduced the court made findings of fact, conclusions of law and…