Wendt v. Jones

Plaintiff, in her own right and as next friend of certain minors, brought this action to quiet title to farm lands in Wayne county, Nebraska, and for an accounting of rents. The facts are simple and not disputed. Mortgagee of the lands filed foreclosure proceedings and obtained a decree of foreclosure during the lifetime of the mortgagor. Stay was taken, moratorium obtained, and an application for relief under the Frazier-Lemke Act was filed in the Federal court but ultimately dismissed. The mortgagor died after decree of foreclosure but before order of sale, sale, or confirmation thereof.…