Brown v. Ridgeway

Opinion

FEINERMAN, P. J.

Defendant, Linda Ridgeway (defendant), appeals from a November 10, 1981, judgment by court after default. Another appeal from the same judgment was filed by Safeco Title Insurance Company (Safeco) on May 7, 1982. Safeco was not a party to the lawsuit, but claims, nevertheless, to be an aggrieved party with standing to prosecute an appeal because it acquired an interest in the real property, which is the subject of this lawsuit, as the holder of a promissory note, issued by defendant, and secured by a deed of trust on the subject property. (See Butterfield v. Tietz…