Everbank, N.A. v. Seedergy Ventures, Inc.

OPINION

Tracy Christopher, Justice

This is an appeal from a summary judgment that voided a deed of trust. The main question that we must answer is whether the assignee of the deed of trust has standing to foreclose on the property. The homeowner contends that the assign-ee lacks standing because there are breaks in the chain of assignments and because the assignee is neither the holder nor the owner of the underlying note. We conclude that the homeowner failed to meet its summary-judgment burden of negating the assignee’s standing to foreclose. Furthermore, although we determine that the…