Hughes v. Federal Land Bank

Among the provisions of section 152 of article 16 of the Code, relating to partition or sale of lands in equity, is the following: “And wherever any bill or petition is filed under the provisions of this section for the sale of lands, persons holding mortgages and other incumbrances on the said lands or an undivided interest therein may be made parties to said bill, and the said lands or interests therein shall be sold free and clear of such mortgages or other incumbrance, and the rights of the lienors shall be protected in the distribution of the proceeds of the sale of such lands.”

The…