Community Bank of Homestead v. Torcise
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from the defendant’s collateral attack on a state court foreclosure judgment. We hold that the defendant’s claim is barred by the principle of collateral estoppel.
In April 1989, Community Bank of Homestead, Florida, loaned Joe Torcise $1.5 million for use in his tomato farming operations. The loan was secured by a lien on certain real property and farm equipment. It appears that Toreise never made any payments on the loan.
In late November 1989, Toreise filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern…
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