Legal Opinion
Merchants Bank v. Lambert
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided February 24, 1989No. 86-003PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarney, C.J.
(Ret.), Specially Assigned. This case involves a mortgage foreclosure which was brought by plaintiff-mortgagee, The Merchants Bank, against the homestead premises of the defendant-mortgagor, Julie Lambert. The homeplace had been pledged as collateral to secure a note executed by the defendant’s daughter and son-in-law. Defendant Lambert did not sign the note, never saw the note, did not attend the loan closing and received none of its proceeds. The proceeds financed the establishment and operation of a beauty shop by the daughter and son-in-law. Domestic trouble between the couple put the…
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