Certified Mortgage Co. v. Shepherd

This is an action to quiet title to real property brought by plaintiff Certified Mortgage Company (Company) on behalf of the nominal defendant Crawford, who is the real plaintiff in interest. Crawford claims rights in the property adverse to defendants Shepherd1 and Wales (defendants), judgment lienors of the property: Crawford appeals from a trial court decision that defendants have judgment liens against the property prior and superior to her interests. We reverse and remand.

Company is an Oregon corporation in the business of brokering and managing loans for investors. In 1981, Crawford, a…