Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance v. Gamelin

This is a mortgage foreclosure action in which defendant, G. Thomas Gamelin, appeals the superior court’s decision denying him permission to appeal from the decree of foreclosure and a decision dismissing his counterclaim. Plaintiff is Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company, which acquired the mortgage pursuant to a litigation settlement with the original mortgagee, Vermont Federal Bank (VFB). We conclude that the superior court erroneously denied permission to appeal and, accordingly, we reach the merits. On the merits, we conclude that Nationwide failed to show that it is entitled to a…