Sheets v. BofA / Countrywide Home Loans

HORTON, Justice.

This is a case involving a dispute over a mistakenly released deed of trust, which secured a 2004 residential mortgage between Ralph Sheets and the lender, Bank of America, N.A., fik/a Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (Countrywide); the servicer of the loan; and the trustee who executed the mistaken release (companies collectively referred to as “Bank of America”). The district court granted summary judgment reinstating the deed of trust and dismissing Sheets’ counterclaims. We affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In December of 2004, Sheets borrowed $65,250 from…