Legal Opinion
Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. v. Seaman
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Nebraska
Decided May 3, 1897PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MUNGER, District Judge.
This case is on hearing to exceptions filed to the master’s report of sale of real estate under a decree of foreclosure, and to set aside the appraisement. The exceptions, though several in number, present -but two questions, viz.: (1) The authority of the master to act as such; and (2) the valuation as made by the appraisers.
The facts, briefly stated, are the following: The decree directed that the mortgaged premises should be sold by “a master in chancery of this court.”. No particular master was named. Under this decree the premises were appraised and sold by E. S.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Sohn v. WatersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Harvey v. TylerSupreme Court of the United States · 1865
- Hussey v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Murray v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1854
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Seaman v. Northwestern Mut. Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1898