Barnett Bank of Clearwater, N. A. v. Rompon

HOBSON, Acting Chief Judge.

In this appeal we reverse the final judgment of the trial court because, contrary to the ruling of that court, mortgagee Bank was not estopped by a judgment rendered in a prior action against the Rompons (Mortgagors).

Pursuant to a purchase money loan agreement, Bank became a chattel mortgagee of a double-wide mobile home bought by Mortgagors. The mobile home was affixed to real property by hurricane anchors, an air conditioning system, and utility connections. Mr. Langelier and Mr. Corbeil (Purchasers) successfully bid for the real property at a sheriff’s sale. When…