Legal Opinion
Town of Johnston v. MERSCORP, Inc.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided June 21, 2013No. C.A. No. 12-452-MPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOHN J. McCONNELL, JR., District Judge.
The Town of Johnston has brought an action against several banks, mortgage companies, and mortgage servicers1 for *380damages and injunctive relief to redress alleged violations of Rhode Island statutory law. The Town asserts that the system Defendants established for mortgages and mortgage assignments made by their members violates the statutory requirement that all mortgages and mortgage assignments be recorded with the city or town where the land is located. The Town alleges that it was damaged because it was entitled to a recording…
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