Yates v. Halford

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

The question in this case is whether summary judgment was properly granted in favor of a party who had strictly foreclosed a land sale contract. We conclude that summary judgment was improper because the grounds relied on by the movant were both factually disputed and legally insufficient and the movant failed to show that he was entitled to strict foreclosure as a matter of law.

I. STATEMENT OF FACTS

A. Background

In 1994 Richard Halford sold Robert Yates real property consisting of a lodge and some seventy-four acres located near the Denali Highway. The sale was…