Piatt v. Medford Highlands, LLC

Defendants Carl Sauls and Matthew Sauls appeal from summary judgment for plaintiff in an action to enforce a promissory note and foreclose a trust deed securing the note. The primary issue on appeal is whether plaintiff, a joint payee of the note, was authorized to enforce the note without the consent of the Sauls, the remaining joint payees, who were joined as defendants pursuant to ORCP 29 A. We hold that plaintiff was authorized to enforce the note and, therefore, we affirm.

The relevant facts in the summary judgment record are undisputed. In 1996, plaintiff and Carl Sauls conveyed real…