Legal Opinion · Concurrence
Union Guardian Trust Co. v. Building Securities Corp.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided May 21, 1937No. Docket No. 93, Calendar No. 38,892Published
1ConcurrencePotter, J.
I agree with Mr. Justice Bushnell.
In Wurzer v. Geraldine, 268 Mich. 286, it is said:
“Mortgage foreclosure proceedings are special and statutory and not an exercise of inherent equity powers of the court. ’ ’
This statement is too broad. Though in Kollen v. Sooy, 172 Mich. 214, it is said:
“The jurisdiction of equity in foreclosure proceedings is purely statutory. ’ ’
In Union Trust Co. v. Detroit Trust Co., 243 Mich. 451, it is said:
“In this State, the jurisdiction of equity in proceedings for the foreclosure of mortgages is governed by statute. ’ ’
And in Janower v. F. M. Sibley Lumber Co., 245…
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