Legal Opinion

Trinity 83 Development LLC v. Colfin Midwest Funding LLC

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 1, 2019No. 18-2117PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Easterbrook, Circuit Judge.

In 2006 Trinity 83 Development borrowed about $2 million from a bank, giving in return a note and a mortgage on certain real property. In 2011 the bank sold the note and mortgage to ColFin Midwest Funding. ColFin relied on Midland Loan Services to collect the payments. In 2013 Midland recorded a document (captioned "satisfaction") stating that the loan had been paid and the mortgage released. But the loan was still outstanding, and Trinity continued paying. In 2015 ColFin realized Midland's mistake and recorded a document cancelling the satisfaction. Soon afterward…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Chafin v. ChafinSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  3. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n v. 203 North LaSalle Street PartnershipSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  4. In the Matter Of: Unr Industries, Inc., Debtors. Appeals of Unarco Bloomington Factory WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  5. Burlington Northern Railroad v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way EmployesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by15 opinions

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