Legal Opinion
Totten v. Harlowe
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 29, 1937No. 6782PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGroner, J.
Oaklawn Terrace is an apartment building in Washington City. In 1929 the owner, David L. Stern, and his wife mortgaged the property for $385,000. The debt was payable in three years, and the deed of trust contained the usual provisions for sale in the event of default in principal, interest, or taxes. In 1930 Howe Totten, one of appellants, purchased the property subject to the deed of trust, and executed a second trust to secure $30,000. In October, 1932, the principal debt under the first 1 deed of trust fell due and in November following appellees John C. Harlowe and EIva D. Harlowe filed…
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