Deutsche Bank Trust Co. v. Dominguez

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, trustee of Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (Deutsche Bank), appeals from an order for final judgment awarding possession of certain real property to the defendants (Dominguez) and from the denial of its motion for summary judgment on the defendants' two counterclaims. Because the order for final judgment was based on an error of law, we reverse.

Background. In 2007, Jamie Dominguez purchased a property located in Springfield, securing a loan from GN Mortgage, LLC, and granting a mortgage to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS) as nominee for…