California Livestock Production Credit Ass'n v. Sutfin

Opinion

SIMS, J.

Defendants Harold H. Sutfin and Betty M. Sutfin appeal from a summary judgment awarding plaintiff California Livestock Production Credit Association possession of defendants’ ranch. Plaintiff obtained title to defendants’ ranch at a foreclosure sale on its deed of trust and brought the instant action to recover possession of the premises. The trial court rejected defendants’ affirmative defenses that the foreclosure salé was conducted without proper notice to defendants and that plaintiff engaged in a retaliatory eviction.

On appeal defendants contend: (1) Civil Code section…