Manufacturers Hanover Mortgage Corp. v. Snell

By delayed application for leave granted, defendants appeal from a Wayne County Circuit Court order reversing a decision of the 36th District Court. The circuit court found that the "mortgage servicing defense” (which challenges the validity of foreclosure proceedings) is not a cognizable defense to an action to recover possession of realty in Michigan. We affirm.

Defendants Laverne and Terry Lee Snell ob tained an FHA insured mortgage loan to purchase a home in the City of Detroit. Plaintiff obtained the mortgage by assignment from the original mortgagee in November, 1979. Defendants…