Sanchez v. Soleil Builders, Inc.

The issue we must resolve is whether the trial court erred in entering two summary judgment orders and the resulting Final Judgment of Foreclosure against Bertha Sanchez when numerous affirmative defenses and counterclaims filed by her were not properly considered by the trial court. Those judgments emanate from what began as a simple breach of contract and lien foreclosure case filed by Soleil Builders, Inc. after Bertha and her husband failed to pay Soleil Builders for remodeling work it performed on a commercial building Sanchez originally claimed to own.1

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