Legal Opinion
Geygan v. World Savings Bank, FSB (In Re Nolan)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 12, 2008No. 07-8013PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOSEPH M. SCOTT, JR., Bankruptcy Judge.
World Savings Bank, FSB (“WSB”) appeals the bankruptcy court’s order granting summary judgment to the bankruptcy trustee (the “Trustee”) on his complaint to avoid the mortgage lien of WSB. The bankruptcy court held that the mortgage’s certificate of acknowledgment did not comply with Ohio law and the Trustee was a bona fide purchaser under the Bankruptcy Code. For the reasons that follow, the bankruptcy court’s order is AFFIRMED.
I. ISSUES ON APPEAL
The issues presented are whether the bankruptcy court was correct in ruling that the phrase “witness…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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