Act No. 190 Section 254

Where action for foreclosure of real-estate mortgage must be instituted.

Section 254

SEC. 254. Where action for foreclosure of real-estate mortgage must be instituted. — An action for the foreclosure of a mortgage or other incumbrance upon real estate, or an interest therein, must be brought in the Court of First Instance for the province in which the land or some part thereof lies.

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