Owens v. BarclaysAmerican/Mortgage Corp.

Ruffin, Judge.

Gordon Owens sued BarclaysAmerican/Mortgage Corporation (“Barclays”) alleging Barclays wrongfully dispossessed him from the condominium he was renting. Barclays filed a motion for summary judgment asserting that if Owens was wrongfully dispossessed of the condominium, it was by Barclays’ independent contractor, Capital Securing Company, Inc. (“Capital”). Owens appeals from the grant of Barclays’ motion and the denial of his motion for partial summary judgment.

The record shows that after foreclosing on the condominium, Barclays hired Capital “to inspect [the] property on 5/8/92…