Citifinancial Services Inc. v. Varner

MILLER, Presiding Judge.

Nancy Ann Varner sued Ronald and Rachel Burris for equitable partition and sale of real property. Citifinancial Services, Inc. (“the Bank”) intervened in the action, asserting that it had a lien on the property that was the subject of the dispute. The Bank thereafter filed a motion for summary judgment, claiming that it was entitled to a first priority lien on the property under the doctrine of equitable subrogation. The trial court denied the Bank’s motion. We granted the Bank’s application for interlocutory appeal to review the trial court’s decision. The Bank…