Legal Opinion
Commercial Bank v. Rockovits
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided November 10, 1986No. 45A04-8601-CV-21PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YOUNG, Judge.
The Commercial Bank appeals from a dismissal for failure to state a cause of action upon which relief can be granted in a suit to foreclose a second mortgage on real estate, The only issue presented is whether the description of indebtedness in the mortgage document is sufficient to create a valid mortgage so as to allow a judgment of foreclosure to be entered. We reverse and remand to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
On July 16, 1978, John and Patricia Rock-ovits signed a promissory note in the amount of $9,000 and a mortgage in favor of The…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Merchants National Bank & Trust Co. of Indianapolis v. H.L.C. Enterprises, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1982
- New v. SailorsIndiana Supreme Court · 1888
- Bowen v. RatcliffIndiana Supreme Court · 1895
- Creech v. LaPorte Production Credit Ass'nIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
- Citizens Bank & Trust Co. of Washington v. GibsonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
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