Britt v. Byrkit

Tewell, District Judge.

This action was brought upon a receiver’s bond. From trial to a jury and verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for only the sum of $25, the plaintiff appeals. The defendant cross-appeals.

In August, 1930, one Robert J. Christian brought an action to foreclose a mortgage lien upon a house and lot in Lincoln, Nebraska, then owned by Fay Britt, wife of the plaintiff herein. On September 17, 1930, one William Byrkit was duly appointed receiver of the mortgaged premises. On November 23, 1931, a decree of foreclosure was entered in that action, which established a tax sale…