Legal Opinion
Sorrell v. U.S. Bank National Association
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 6, 2016No. 2D14-3883PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VILLANTI, Chief Judge.
Michael Sorrell appeals the final judgment of foreclosure entered against him and in favor of U.S. Bank National Association after a bench trial. Because U.S. Bank failed to prove that it had.standing to foreclose at the inception of the casé, we must reverse.
The record on appeal shows that Sorrell signed a promissory note in favor of BNC Mortgage, Inc., on August 11, 2006, and he secured the note with a mortgage, also in favor of BNC Mortgage, on his home in Wesley Chapel. The mortgage indicated that MERS would be acting as the nominee of the lender.
On May 19, 2008,…
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