Chemical Bank v. Sullivan

Sherck, Judge.

This accelerated appeal comes to us from, an order of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas which dismissed a vendor’s foreclosure action on a land contract. Because we conclude that the trial court erroneously required the vendor to give a ten-day notice in order to perfect statutory jurisdiction, we reverse.

When appellees, Robert 0. and Rosemary Sullivan, defaulted on their land contract, appellant, Chemical Bank as trustee for American Housing Trust II, instituted a statutory foreclosure suit. Appellees defended, arguing, inter alia, a lack of jurisdiction because appellant…