Neighborhood Assistance Corp. v. Dixon

Ellington, Judge.

This case arises out of Dorothy Dixon’s suit against a nonprofit corporation, Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (“NACA”), as a result of her lender’s foreclosure on her home. The trial court denied summary judgment to NACA on Dixon’s negligence claim, and we granted NACA’s application for an interlocutory appeal of this ruling. Because we find an exculpatory clause signed by Dixon bars her negligence claim, we reverse.

In reviewing the grant or denial of summary judgment, we apply a de novo standard of review and consider the evidence with all reasonable…