McKnight v. Winkler

On August 13, 1927, the plaintiff filed a bill in equity in the Superior Court seeking to restrain the defendant from foreclosing a second mortgage. The case was referred to a master, who, besides other findings, found that on March 21, 1927, after the first mortgagee had begun foreclosure proceedings, the defendant in order to protect his title under the second mortgage paid the first mortgagee $457.25, which included sums on account of principal and interest due under the first mortgage and expenses incurred in connection with the foreclosure proceedings. The master further found upon…