Burnett v. GMAC Mortgage Corp.

HANNA, Presiding Judge.

Respondent, GMAC Mortgage Corporation (“GMAC”), is a Pennsylvania corporation in the business of advancing credit and servicing mortgages. It sought to effect a court-approved foreclosure on property it believed was held and occupied by the appellants, Edward and Shirley Burnett (“Burnetts”).1 In an attempt to finalize the foreclosure, GMAC filed a Petition in Unlawful Detainer against the Burnetts. The Burnetts answered, denying possession of the property in question and filing counterclaims, one of which was for malicious prosecution. When GMAC was satisfied the…