Reed v. Skeen

SHORES, Justice.

The defendant appeals from a judgment, based on stipulated facts, granting the redemption of two lots for the amount tendered into court with the filing of the complaint. We affirm.

The plaintiffs, Fred and Jewel Grantham and Clyde Skeen, sued Julian S. Reed, seeking to redeem four parcels of real estate located in Mobile County. Reed, who had *52purchased all four lots from SouthTrust Bank of Mobile (“SouthTrust”), the mortgagee, after it had foreclosed the mortgages, raised several factual and legal defenses. Reed asserted that the plaintiffs were not entitled to redeem the lots…