Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance v. Nordhues

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company brought this suit to foreclose a mortgage against several defendants. The state of Nebraska was made a party defendant for that it had purchased from the mortgagor a part of the premises which it was using for a highway. The decree foreclosed the right, title, and interest of all defendants, including the state, in the mortgaged premises. It also decreed that a writ of assistance issue to the sheriff to place the purchaser in possession. The state appeals from this judgment.

The petition alleges that the owners of the land, the mortgagors,…