Friday, April 29, 2011

Court Reviews Whether a Foreclosure was Wrongful

NORMAN LEE ROBINSON v. MERS, INC. ET AL. (Tenn. Ct. App. April 29, 2011)


This is an appeal by Norman Lee Robinson from a summary judgment granted against him and in favor of his lender, Citizens Bank, and GMAC Mortgage, LLC, the assignee of Robinson's secured note. Robinson filed this action against Citizens Bank and GMAC, as well as others, to stop what he alleged was a wrongful foreclosure. He also demanded compensatory and punitive damages.

The substance of the action is that the defendants should not be permitted to require Robinson to pay into escrow, funds that had been improperly refunded to him. The trial court held that Robinson was in default and that the foreclosure was not wrongful because, despite some dispute as to certain facts, there was no genuine dispute concerning the facts material to the outcome of this case. We affirm. 


Opinion available at:

http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCA/2011/robinsonn_042911.pdf

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Court Reviews the Allocation of Debts and Expenses in a Case Involving the Dissolution of a Real Estate Partnership

T. VERNER SMITH v. JERRY F. GARDNER (Tenn. Ct. App. April 27, 2011)

This appeal involves a suit for dissolution of a real estate partnership. The defendant-appellee also filed several counterclaims against the plaintiff, who is an attorney. After a bench trial, the trial court dissolved the partnership and found that the defendant-appellant was liable for one-half of the partnership's debts and expenses. The court dismissed the counterclaims. We affirm.

Opinion available at:

http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCA/2011/smitht_042711.pdf