Smith v. Federal Land Bank of Berkeley

WILBUR, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from an order of the District Court for the Southern District of California, as ,a court of bankruptcy, made and entered on September 17, 1943, whereby on review an order of the conciliation commissioner as referee was set aside and vacated by the court. In order to describe the order so vacated a summary narration of previous proceedings is essential. On February 9, 1942, on petition of the appellees, the referee allowed them to proceed to the exercise of a power of sale in certain deeds of trust to secure loans made to the appellants, farmer-debtors, who…