Williams v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice CARTER.

I. Facts and Procedural Background

Gregg Williams, bidding $9,000, was the high bidder at a trustee’s foreclosure sale. Unknown to him, the property was encumbered by an alleged first hen of $148,800 also held by the same mortgagee, Nations-tar Mortgage, LLC. Litigation ensued.

This saga began when Russell Bird and his wife, Shay Bird, purchased a .547-acre tract of real property with a house in Gregg County through a warranty deed with vendor’s lien dated March 14, 2007. The deed retained a vendor’s lien in favor of Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, securing the payment…