Sylvester v. Latuso’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “That in all judicial partitions, where a partition is made by licitation, the mortgages, liens. and privileges existing against any one or more of the co-proprietors, shall be by order of Court transferred to the proceeds of sale in the hands of the Notary, and the rights of all creditors shall be reserved on the said proceeds of sale to be urged by them, either before the notary or before the court, as may be necessary, provided the holders of such mortgages, liens and privileges be made parties to such judicial partition.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Nelson v. Olinde