Collins v. . Bass
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtClakksoN, J.
The question involved: Is the purchaser at a foreclosure sale under a mortgage entitled to recover possession of the prop erty from a lessee or tenant of mortgagor, claiming to bold under a lease made after maturity of tbe mortgage indebtedness? We tbink so.
In Jones v. Hill, 64 N. C., 199-200, citing numerous authorities, tbe law is tbus stated: “If a mortgagor remains in possession after tbe forfeiture of tbe property, be remains only by permission of tbe mortgágee. In sueb case tbe mortgagor bas been sometimes called a tenant at will or sufferance, and sometimes a trespasser;, but be is…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Killebrew v. . HinesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1889
- Wooten v. . HillSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1887
- O'Kelly v. . WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1881
- Steele v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1928
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