Miller v. Security-First Nat. Bk. of L.A.

Fred J. Etcheverry and Jessie Elizabeth Eteheverry, his wife, were the owners of a large tract of land situated in San Diego County comprising some 1800 acres. The land was encumbered with a first mortgage to secure the sum of $35,000, and a second mortgage to secure a loan of !$2,000. The Etcheverrys were also indebted to other parties, among whom were Edwin J. Miller and Walter Eden, whom we will hereafter refer to as the plaintiffs or appellants. Miller and Eden had reduced their claims against the Echeverrys to judgments in the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles and the Municipal…