Legal Opinion
DeGiacomo v. Traverse (Traverse)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit
Decided February 4, 2013No. BAP No. MB 12-025; Bankruptcy No. 11-17703-WCH; Adversary No. 11-01349-WCHPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAINES, Bankruptcy Judge.
Debtor Virginia A. Traverse appeals the bankruptcy court’s order granting summary judgment to the chapter 7 trustee on her counterclaim seeking to limit the scope of his ability to sell her home. We AFFIRM.
BACKGROUND
In 2005, Traverse executed a mortgage on her home in favor of Washington Mutual Bank, F.A., as security for a $200,000.00 loan. Washington Mutual then sold the mortgage to JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. The mortgage, however, went unrecorded. Later, Traverse granted a second mortgage on the home in favor of CitiBank, N.A. to secure a line of credit. It was…
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