The Law of Subrogationby Henry N Sheldon. 1882. 327p The doctrine of subrogation allows a party who pays a debt on behalf of another to assume the rights of the creditor against the debtor. This principle is particularly relevant in cases involving mortgages, where a purchaser who assumes a mortgage and subsequently fails to make payments can be held accountable by the mortgagor, enabling the mortgagor to enforce the mortgage against the property. Subrogation is