Legal Opinion
Brogden v. McDuffie
Circuit Court of the 5th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Lake County
Decided April 7, 1970No. 4598Published
1Opinion of the Court
W. TROY HALL, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Deficiency judgment: This matter came on for hearing before the court on plaintiff’s petition for ¡deficiency judgment. Notice of hearing was served upon the defendant, Billy R. McDuffie, but he failed to appear either in person or through an attorney. Plaintiff appeared through her attorney, Roy C. Summerlin.
The file in this action reveals that the mortgage foreclosed was in the original amount of $133,000; that it was a purchase-money mortgage and encumbered a citrus grove; that the defendant not only defaulted in the payment of principal and interest but…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- BUILDERS FIN. CO. INC. v. Ridgewood Homesites, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
- Nathanson v. WestonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964