Farris v. Nationsbanc Mortgage Corp.

Hines, Justice.

Harold Farris and his wife Pauline Farris appeal the grant of Victor Warren Properties, Incorporated’s (‘VWP”) motion to dismiss VWP from the Farrises’ suit. The case arises from the sale of real estate pursuant to a deed to secure debt.

In 1975, the Farrises gave a deed to secure debt on their residence, and the deed was eventually transferred to Standard Federal Bank and serviced by Nationsbanc Mortgage Corporation. In a deed filed January 20, 1993, Harold Farris quitclaimed any interest he had in the property to Pauline Farris. Harold Farris filed a Chapter 13 bankruptcy…