Crown Life Insurance v. Candlewood, Ltd.

OPINION

MONTGOMERY, Justice.

Plaintiff-appellant Crown Life Insurance Company (Crown Life) appeals from the trial court’s judgment refusing to set aside a foreclosure sale and confirming intervenor-appellee Jack Stahl’s exercise of his right, acquired by assignment, to redeem the property sold. We consider whether the court had jurisdiction to entertain Stahl’s petition for redemption, including whether NMSA 1978, Section 39-5-18 (Repl.Pamp.1991), requires a redemptioner to file a separate action for a redemption certificate, and whether the court erred in refusing to vacate the sale based on…