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The Lien Theory Of The Mortgage--Two Crucial Problems, Edgar N. Durfee Jan 1913

The Lien Theory Of The Mortgage--Two Crucial Problems, Edgar N. Durfee

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In a recent article in this review1 the writer discussed in a general way the nature of a mortgage of real property in the states which adopt the lien or equitable theory of the mortgage. The conclusion therein arrived at was that, while the mortgage does not convey the legal title to the land until foreclosure, it does convey to the mortgagee, at the time of its execution, a present interest in the land, the general ownership of which remains in the mortgagor-an interest which is limited and special, more analogous to an easement than to general ownership; which is …


The Lien Or Equitable Theory Of The Mortgage--Some Generalizations, Edgar N. Durfee Jan 1912

The Lien Or Equitable Theory Of The Mortgage--Some Generalizations, Edgar N. Durfee

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The question is--What is the nature of the rights of a real property mortgagee in those jurisdictions which adopt the lien or equitable theory3 of the mortgage? In one sense this question calls for a full statement of the law of mortgages but that, of course, is not the sense in which the writer puts it. He means by it to put a broader and more scientific question--a question, be it at once confessed, of jurisprudence--yet a question which has an important bearing on, if it is not in fact conclusive of, several specific problems in the law, which will …