Davis v. Chalfant
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Mendocino County. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Vanclief, C.
In April, 1882, John E. Chalfant, the defendant herein, commenced an action against the plaintiffs herein (Davis and Jones) to foreclose a mortgage executed by Jones to Aaron Chalfant, and assigned to the plaintiff in that action. Davis was made a defendant therein as a purchaser of the mortgaged premises subsequent to the mortgage. Jones failed to answer, and his default was duly entered. Davis answered, and upon his answer alone the cause was tried, and the trial resulted in a decree for the plaintiff foreclosing the mortgage, entered July 21, 1882. From that decree and from an…
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