New York Supreme Court June 7, 1858 (Bryan v. Butts)

By the Court, Johnson, J.

The plaintiff’s title was not complete at the commencement of the action. Until all the *505proceedings to foreclose a mortgage have been completed, the title and seisin remain in the mortgagor. A mortgage is now nothing but a security for a debt, giving the mortgagee a specific lien only, upon the estate mortgaged. It conveys no title to the property.