Douglas v. Troy Bank & Trust Co.

PITTMAN, Judge.

In April 2011, Troy Bank & Trust Company (“the bank”) brought an action in the Coffee Circuit Court seeking the ejectment of Fredrick J. Douglas and Linda L. Douglas from a particular parcel of real property located in Coffee County. In its complaint, the bank alleged, in pertinent part, that the Douglases had mortgaged that property to secure the repayment to the bank of a particular promissory note, but had defaulted in making payments on that note, whereupon the bank had foreclosed upon the mortgage and had subsequently purchased the real property at an auction held pursuant…