Legal Opinion
Montgomery County Ex Rel. Becker v. MERSCORP Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 3, 2015No. 14-4315PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BARRY, Circuit Judge.
In 2011, Appellee Nancy J. Becker, the Recorder of Deeds for Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (“the Recorder”), brought this action on behalf of herself and other similarly situated county recorders of deeds in Pennsylvania against MER-SCORP, Inc. and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., entities associated with the MERS System (“MERS”), a national electronic registry system for mortgage loans. The Recorder sought to recover millions of dollars in unpaid recording fees, contending that the MERS entities have unlawfully failed to pay such fees…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Benjamin Post v. St Paul Travelers Ins CoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2012
- Schenck v. K.E. David, Ltd.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Dallas County, Texas v. MERSCORP, IncorporaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
- Plymouth County, Iowa v. Merscorp, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
- City Of Erie, Pennsylvania v. Guaranty National Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Conquest v. WMC Mortgage Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2017
- In re the Complaint of Moran PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2016
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