Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. v. McGurk

Opinion

CROSKEY, J.

We are here concerned with the effect of a quiet title judgment on the assignee of the interest of an entity whose interest was not litigated in the quiet title action. The quiet title plaintiff, Mary McGurk, had named New Century Mortgage Corporation (New Century) in her quiet title action, as New Century held a deed of trust on McGurk’s property. McGurk had also recorded a lis pendens shortly after filing her quiet title complaint. During the course of the action, New Century assigned the deed of trust to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (Deutsche Bank), as indenture…