Bremen Bank & Trust Co. of St. Louis v. Muskopf

STEPHAN, Judge.

Appellant, Bremen Bank and Trust Company of St. Louis (“Bremen”), appeals from the trial court’s judgment and order which found that a foreclosure sale was valid. The facts, although complicated, are largely undisputed. The only witnesses before the trial court were: (1) Carl Fruend, a commercial loan officer of Bremen; and (2) Michael A. Campbell, the successor trustee who presided over the foreclosure sale. All documentary evidence was admitted pursuant to a stipulation of the parties.

Ordinarily in a court-tried case we are bound by the rule that the judgment of the trial…