Charrier v. Security National of Oregon

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

In this bankruptcy case, Plaintiffs-Appellants Lloyd and Barbara Charrier appeal the judgment of the district court affirming the bankruptcy court’s holding that a 1979 collateral mortgage encumbering a parcel of their community property is valid, and that Security National of Oregon (“SNO”) is entitled to the balance due on two promissory notes secured by that mortgage. Concluding that the bankruptcy court’s holding is correct, we affirm.

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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

On January 3, 1979, Lloyd and Barbara Charrier executed a promissory note (the “collateral mortgage note”) in…