Russell v. Battle Creek Lumber Co.

Michigan Supreme Court

Russell v. Battle Creek Lumber Co.

252 N.W. 561, 265 Mich. 649, 1934 Mich. LEXIS 486

CourtMichigan Supreme Court

DecidedJanuary 30, 1934

DocketDocket No. 146, Calendar No. 37,480.

StatusPublished

Cited by9 cases

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Russell v. Battle Creek Lumber Co., 252 N.W. 561, 265 Mich. 649, 1934 Mich. LEXIS 486 (Mich. 1934).

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Per Curiam.

After decree of foreclosure of real estate mortgage, sale to plaintiff, and confirmation of sale by the court, defendants filed petition to set *650 aside the order confirming sale and for continuance of the cause until March 1, 1935, as provided in the emergency moratorium statute, Act No. 98, Pub. Acts 1933. In effect, the petition is for extension of the period of redemption. Motion to dismiss the petition was granted on the ground that the statute is invalid because it impairs the obligation of contracts, in violation of the United States Constitution, art. 1, § .10, and Michigan Constitution, art. 2, § 9.

Since the petition was heard, the Supreme Court of the United States has sustained, 'as not in violation of the Federal Constitution, a Minnesota moratorium act extending the period of redemption of real estate mortgages under conditions of payment of rent, rental value, income and profits to the discharge of charges against the property, upkeep and debt, similar to those in our statute. Home Building & Loan Ass’n v. Blaisdell, 290 U. S. 398 (54 Sup. Ct. 231, 88 A. L. R. 1481).

Because the constitutional provision is identical in both Constitutions, we are constrained to adopt the ruling as the- construction, of the clause in our State Constitution upon the situation at bar.

The order of dismissal will be set aside and the cause remanded for further proceedings upon the petition, but without costs.

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Per Curiam.

After decree of foreclosure of real estate mortgage, sale to plaintiff, and confirmation of sale by the court, defendants filed petition to set *650 aside the order confirming sale and for continuance of the cause until March 1, 1935, as provided in the emergency moratorium statute, Act No. 98, Pub. Acts 1933. In effect, the petition is for extension of the period of redemption. Motion to dismiss the petition was granted on the ground that the statute is invalid because it impairs the obligation of contracts, in violation of the United States Constitution, art. 1, § .10, and Michigan Constitution, art. 2, § 9.

Since the petition was heard, the Supreme Court of the United States has sustained, 'as not in violation of the Federal Constitution, a Minnesota moratorium act extending the period of redemption of real estate mortgages under conditions of payment of rent, rental value, income and profits to the discharge of charges against the property, upkeep and debt, similar to those in our statute. Home Building & Loan Ass’n v. Blaisdell, 290 U. S. 398 (54 Sup. Ct. 231, 88 A. L. R. 1481).

Because the constitutional provision is identical in both Constitutions, we are constrained to adopt the ruling as the- construction, of the clause in our State Constitution upon the situation at bar.

The order of dismissal will be set aside and the cause remanded for further proceedings upon the petition, but without costs.

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