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William C. Lunt vs. George W. Cook

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court1899-11-29
175 Mass. 1

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Morton, J.

The effect of the levy was to divest the tenant of the equity of redemption. Capen v. Doty, 13 Allen, 262. Pub. Sts. c. 172, § 45. St. 1896, c. 464, § 1. All that remained to the tenant was the right to redeem from the levy. Pub. Sts. c. 172, § 32. This was taken away by the foreclosure proceedings, and the deed under the power of sale contained in the mortgage operated as a conveyance of the title to the tenant, and not as a discharge or release of the mortgage. The doctrine of merger does not apply. The rulings which were requested and refused were rightly refused.

Judgment for the tenant.