Blake v. Bay State Home Loan Grp., LLC.

In January of 2014, Jeannette and Maxwell Blake (the Blakes) brought a try title claim in the Land Court pursuant to G. L. c. 240, §§ 1 - 5, challenging the validity of Bay State Home Loan Group, LLC's (Bay State), status as a mortgagee authorized to foreclose on their property in Boston. In response, Bay State brought a counterclaim seeking a declaratory judgment to confirm its status as a mortgagee with the statutory power of sale. The Blakes did not file an answer or otherwise respond to Bay State's counterclaim. Instead, in August of 2015, the Blakes moved to voluntarily dismiss their…