Deutsche Bank v. Arrington

PRESENT: All the Justices DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-WF2, ETC., ET AL. OPINION BY v. Record No. 140978 JUSTICE WILLIAM C. MIMS June 4, 2015 LYNORE ARRINGTON FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BEDFORD COUNTY James W. Updike, Jr., Judge In this appeal, we consider whether Code § 55-52, which codifies the doctrine of after-acquired title, retroactively cures a title defect in a deed of trust to subject the interest of a subsequent purchaser without notice or a lien creditor to the deed of trust. We also consider whether a party who acquires a deed…