Hanscom v. Meyer

In 1895, and long prior to the repeal of sections 817 and 819 of the Code of Civil Procedure, authorizing the recovery of a deficiency judgment in an action for the foreclosure of a real estate mortgage (Session Laws, 1897, ch. 95), the appellant, as plaintiff, instituted an action for the foreclosure of a real estate mortgage securing a debt to him owing by the appellees and for the recovery of a judgment in personam against those liable on the notes secured by such mortgage for any deficiency remaining after the sale of the mortgaged property and the application of the proceeds thereof to…