Legal Opinion

Huntington v. McCarty

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided June 28, 2002No. 00-545PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAmestoy, C.J.

Defendant Patricia Raitt Baker appeals an Orange Superior Court order denying her motion to dismiss a foreclosure action filed by plaintiff George Huntington. On appeal, this Court is asked to determine whether an enforceable mortgage debt can survive when the statute of limitations has run on the underlying promissory note and what remedy, if any, the mortgagee retains. We affirm.

The parties have stipulated to the following facts on appeal, pursuant to V.R.A.P. 10(d). In November 1990, Patricia Raitt Baker issued a promissory note in the amount of $9,000 to George Huntington, with the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. In Re HandySupreme Court of Vermont · 2000
  2. Fitzgerald v. CongletonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1990
  3. Investment Properties, Inc. v. LyttleSupreme Court of Vermont · 1999
  4. Del Norte, Inc. v. ProvencherSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1997
  5. Sipe v. McKennaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  4. Daniels v. Elks Club of Hartford and the Human Rights CommissionSupreme Court of Vermont · 2012
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