Western Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Sawyer

Opinion

JOHNSON, J.

Defendant, Sandra Sawyer, appeals from a judgment entered after a jury trial in favor of plaintiff and respondent, Western Federal Savings & Loan Association. The jury found Sawyer was part of a civil conspiracy to fraudulently induce Western Federal to make a residential loan and gave judgment for the bank. Because we find the trial court erroneously applied the law concerning the legal effect of a full credit bid by the secured lender at a nonjudicial foreclosure sale, we reverse the judgment.

Facts and Proceedings Below

Defendant and appellant, Sandra Sawyer, is an attorney…