Cowell v. Buckelew

In June, 1858, the plaintiffs instituted suit against the defendants to foreclose a mortgage executed by the latter, upon property situated in the county of Marin, to secure their promissory note of fifteen thousand dollars, and in August, 1859, obtained the usual decree in such cases adjudging the amount due, and directing a sale of the premises, and the application of the proceeds to its payment, a deposit in Court of any surplus, and execution against the property of the husband for any deficiency. Since the efntry of the decree, Buckelew, the husband, has died; and for this reason the…