JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Ass'n v. Venture

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Becker, J.), entered August 3, 2015 in Delaware County, which, among other things, granted plaintiffs motion for summary judgment.

On July 8, 2004, defendant Daniel Venture (hereinafter defendant) executed a promissory note in the original principal amount of $160,000 in favor of Mortgageit, Inc. The note was secured by a mortgage on real property located in the hamlet of Roscoe, Delaware County, executed by defendant in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (hereinafter MERS), as nominee for Mortgageit. The mortgage was recorded in…