Commonwealth Land Title Insurance v. Poe (In Re Poe)

JORDAN, District Judge:

This bankruptcy appeal requires us to interpret Alabama’s redemption statute, Ala.Code § 6-5-248, in the context of a messy set of facts involving two parcels of a subdivided tract of real property. The bankruptcy court held that the right of redemption belonging to the appellant, Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, applied to both parcels, while the district court ruled that the right was limited to one of the parcels. For the reasons which follow, we agree with the bankruptcy court, and reverse the decision of the district court.

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