A power of sale may be conferred by a mortgage upon the mortgagee or any other person, to be exercised after a breach of the obligation for which the mortgage is a security.
Cal. Civ. Code § 2932
Mortgages in General
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case United States v. Brosnan (1960)
Most recently applied in 92 Cal. App. 3d 735 - Strike v. Trans-West Discount Corp. (May 1979)
Enacted 1872.
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