Legal Opinion
The Bank of New York Mellon v. Whitney Blaine Smith, Et Ux.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 14, 2015No. 2015-C -0530PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Per curiam
hWe granted certiorari to determine whether private attorneys for a lender which improperly seized a home are entitled to judgment as a matter of law on the ground their, actions did not violate 42 U.S.C. § 1983. For the reasons that follow, we find the district court properly granted summary judgment, and the court of appeal erred in reversing that judgment.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Whitney Blaine Smith and' Pamela Smith entered into a residential mortgage contract with Saxon Mortgage Services (“Saxon”), which was secured with a promissory note on the Smiths’ home in Grant Parish;-…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Duncan v. USAA Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
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