Douglas v. Gould

Citations

• 52 Cal. 656

Syllabus

<p>Setting asede a Mortgage in Equity.—If a qualified pre-emptioner who is residing on a tract of land which he desires to pre-empt executes a mortgage on the same to secure his debt, a Court of Equity will not set it aside for the reason that the statute prohibits him from perfecting his pre-emption after he executes the mortgage, and that he gave the mortgage in ignorance of the law.</p> <p>Ignorance oe the Law.—Ignorance of the law is not a ground for relief in equity in such a case.</p>