Legal Opinion

Security & Investment Corp. of the Palm Beaches v. Droege

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 10, 1988No. 87-1423PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHARP, WINIFRED J., Associate Judge.

Security and Investment Corporation appeals from a final judgment which denied it any remedy in its suit to foreclose a mortgage or establish an equitable lien on real estate belonging to Edward Droege and the estate of his deceased wife, Carlene. In a prior appeal to this court, we held that the Droeges were entitled to assert any defenses to the note and mortgage as to Security, which were available to them against the original mortgagees, Sziics and Christian-sen, because Security was not a holder in due course.1

Security argues that the Droeges elected…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. American Process Co. v. Florida White Pressed Brick Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1908
  2. Barbe v. VilleneuveSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  3. Klondike, Inc. v. BlairDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968
  4. Williams, Et Ux. v. RobineauSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
  5. BLISS & LAUGHLIN INDUSTRIES v. MalleyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Goldstein v. SerioDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  2. De Pantosa Saenz v. Rigau & Rigau, PADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989
  3. Alvarez v. PuleoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  4. Comet Development Corp. v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  5. SECURITY & INV. CORP., PALM BEACHES v. DroegeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988

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