Federal Land Bank of Saint Paul v. Gefroh

MESCHKE, Justice.

Gordon G. Gefroh was enjoined from trespassing on land he had previously mortgaged and lost by foreclosure. On appeal, he argues that the North Dakota Constitution forbids mortgaging and forced sale of one’s homestead. We affirm the trial court.

Gordon Gefroh mortgaged land to the Federal Land Bank of St. Paul in May 1979. The Bank foreclosed on the land in February 1984. Gefroh’s motion to vacate the default foreclosure judgment was denied and Gefroh appealed. On the Bank’s motion, this court dismissed Gefroh’s ap peal without opinion; Federal Land Bank v. Gefroh, North…