Legal Opinion

Schleef v. Purdy

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided April 10, 1923PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRand, J.

This suit was brought in Marion County to obtain the cancellation of a mortgage of real property situated in Douglas County. The Circuit Court entered a decree canceling the mortgage, and from this decree the defendants have appealed.

Their first contention is that the court had no jurisdiction of the subject matter of the suit, for the reason that the suit was not brought in the county where the mortgaged land lies.

Under Section 396, Or. L., suits in equity “ (1) for the partition of real property; (2) for the foreclosure of a lien or mortgage upon real property; (3) for the determination of…

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2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Massie v. WattsSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
  2. Trimm v. . MarshNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
  3. Hillman v. YoungOregon Supreme Court · 1912
  4. Anderson v. BaxterOregon Supreme Court · 1871
  5. Sellwood v. GrayOregon Supreme Court · 1884

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Brandrup v. Recontrust Co., N.A.Oregon Supreme Court · 2013
  2. Stout v. Van ZanteOregon Supreme Court · 1923
  3. Hill v. FavourArizona Supreme Court · 1938
  4. MacK Trucks, Inc. v. TaylorOregon Supreme Court · 1961
  5. Investors Syndicate v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939

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