HSBC Mortgage Services, Inc. v. Graikowski

OPINION

SCHELLHAS, Judge.

In this mortgage dispute, appellant fee owner argues that (1) the district court erred when it did not adjudge his mortgage void under Minn.Stat. § 507.02 (2010),1 and (2) the facts of the case do not support the application of equitable estop-pel. We conclude that appellant is equitably estopped from challenging the validity of his mortgage, and we affirm.

FACTS

Appellant Thomas Graikowski is the fee owner of certain real property bearing the street address 17431 Auburn Road in Grasston (the property). At all relevant times herein, the property was Graikow-ski’s…