Mead v. Sanwa Bank California
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McKINSTER, Acting P. J.
The owners of a parcel of bare land signed a long-term ground lease with a developer, who planned to improve the property with a commercial building. To facilitate that construction, the owners executed a deed of trust in favor of the developer’s construction lender. Ultimately, the developer defaulted on the construction loan and the assignee of the lender foreclosed on the owner’s fee interest.
The owners sued the developer, the lender, and the lender’s assignee for damages and other relief. As to the lender, their theories primarily relied upon their assertion…
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