Legal Opinion
United States v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 7, 1960No. 18PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
The issue in this case is whether the United States, as the second mortagee of real estate judicially foreclosed in a proceeding to which the United States was made a party under 28 U. S. C. § 2410, 1 can redeem within one year from the date of sale pursuant to 28 U. S. C. § 2410 (c), despite a conflicting state statute giving the mortgagor the exclusive right to redeem within that period.
The facts are not in dispute and, insofar as here pertinent, may be summarized as follows. Appellee John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. held a note for $25,000, secured by a mortgage on certain Kansas…
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3Cited by77 opinions
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