Legal Opinion
Galiastro v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 13, 2014PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuffly, J.
We address in this case whether the plaintiffs and others who had appeals pending in the Appeals Court when we decided Eaton v. Federal Nat’l Mtge. Ass’n, 462 Mass. 569, 569 (2012) (Eaton), may pursue claims seeking to invalidate foreclosure proceedings based on our decision in that case.3 We held in Eaton that a foreclosure by power of sale pursuant to G. L. c. 183, § 21, and G. L. c. 244, §§ 11-17C, is invalid unless a foreclosing party holds the mortgage and also either holds the underlying mortgage note or acts on behalf of the note holder. Id. at 571. We concluded also that the…
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