Rio-Fall River Union Bank v. Hollnagel

Before taking up the legal questions involved on this appeal, we think it proper to state the attitude of the trial court with reference to a deficiency judgment as disclosed by the record. During the progress of the hearing on appellants’ motion for a confirmation of the sheriff’s report of sale and for judgment for the amount of the deficiency, the court said:

“The Court: Til tell you how the court feels about this. I think a deficiency judgment is an invention of the devil. I don’t think there ever should have been such a thing. Of course the law provides for it, and I don’t know as the law…