Legal Opinion
Farmers State Savings Bank v. J.B.H. Enterprises
Court of Appeals of Iowa
Decided February 26, 1997No. 96-259PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
VOGEL, Judge.
This case involves the competing interests of a holder of tax sale deed with a holder of a certificate of purchase in a foreclosure action.
Defendants, J.B.H. Enterprises and John Holtz (“Holtz”), purchased real estate at a tax sale in June 1992. Plaintiff, Farmers State Savings Bank (“the Bank”), held a mortgage lien on the real estate. The following dates indicate the course each pursued leading up to the conflict.
On April 1, 1994, after a default by the mortgagor, the Bank filed a mortgage foreclosure action. On May 26, 1994, a default judgment was entered in favor of the Bank.
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