Whenever a complaint is filed for the foreclosure or satisfaction of a mortgage, the court has the power to decree a sale of the mortgaged premises, or such part thereof as may be sufficient to discharge the amount due on the mortgage, and the cost of suit.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-2138
Sale of premises; decree; power of court
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case PSB Credit Services, Inc. v. Rich (1997)
Most recently applied in First Nat. Bank of Omaha v. Davey (May 2013)
R.S.1867, Code § 846, p. 542; R.S.1913, § 8255; C.S.1922, § 9208; C.S.1929, § 20-2140; R.S.1943, § 25-2138; Laws 2002, LB 876, § 33.
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