Ray v. Law
Supreme Court of the United States
Law having a mortgage on real estate in the city of Washington, and Ray having a subsequent mortgage on the same estate, Law had filed his bill in chancery in the Circuit Court of the district of Columbia, for a foreclosure .and sale of the mortgaged property, and made Ray a defendant. The bill Laving been taken for confessed against Ray, a decree was obtained by Law for a sale.
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Law having a mortgage on real estate in the city of Washington, and Ray having a subsequent mortgage on the same estate, Law had filed his bill in chancery in the Circuit Court of the district of Columbia, for a foreclosure .and sale of the mortgaged property, and made Ray a defendant. The bill Laving been taken for confessed against Ray, a decree was obtained by Law for a sale. The sale had been made under the decree, and notice given, that ■on a certain day, the sale would be ratified, unless cause was shown. On that ■day, Ray appeared, but not showing good cause, in the opinion of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Ch. J.
We can do nothing, without seeing the record, and the papers offered cannot be considered by us as a record. „ _ *The court, however, is of opinion, that a decree for a sale under a -* mortgage, is such a final decree as may be appealed from. We suppose, that when the court below understands that to be our opinion, it will .allow an appeal, if it be a case to which this opinion applies.
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