Whitfield v. May

The original bill in this cause was filed by the complainant for the purpose of recovering the surplus proceeds of' foreclosure sale of mortgaged property after paying the mortgage debt.

The defendants answered and denied that any surplus remained' after the satisfaction of the mortgage debt and the payment of' taxes.

The chancellor held that a surplus of $215.81 remained after the satisfaction of the mortgage debt, and decreed that the complainant recover that amount, with interest and all costs of the cause,, from the defendants John B. Wilkes, individually and as trustee, and Rebecca May,…