Purcell v. Smith

This appeal arises from the trial court's decree granting appellee's motion for summary judgment and denying the relief sought in appellant's complaint for redemption of certain property following a foreclosure sale.

In 1975, appellant, Patricia Yost Purcell, and her husband purchased a lot and house, giving a mortgage for a portion of the purchase price. Thereafter, appellant and her husband were divorced. As a part of the divorce settlement, the parties agreed that appellant would forego possession of the property in return for her ex-husband's assuming responsibility for the mortgage,…