A party claiming an interest in land subject to a mortgagee sale who wishes to prevent the sale must commence proceedings seeking injunctive relief directly, rather than relying on caveats and resisting their removal; attempting to prevent a sale obliquely through an appeal against caveat removal will count heavily against the grant of a stay. The availability of damages as an alternative remedy and the ability to commence separate proceedings will defeat a claim that refusal of a stay renders the appeal nugatory.
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