Legal Opinion
Grapentine v. Pawtucket Credit Union
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 16, 2014No. 13-1897PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
The sole question presented on this appeal is whether the district court properly dismissed the appellant’s complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Finding that dismissal was proper, we affirm the ruling of the district court.
BACKGROUND
In September 2008, appellant Janet S. Grapentine (“Grapentine”) entered into a mortgage contract with appellee Pawtuck-et Credit Union (“PCU”) for the purchase of real estate in Bristol, Rhode Island. The mortgage agreement included a covenant permitting PCU to accelerate its loan and invoke its statutory power of sale in the…
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