Legal Opinion
Title Trust Deed Service Co. v. Pearson
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 25, 2005No. B175067PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VOGEL, J.
Spencer v. Lowery (1991) 235 Cal.App.3d 1636 [1 Cal.Rptr.2d 795] holds that the automatic homestead exemption afforded by subdivision (b) of section 704.720 of the Code of Civil Procedure does not apply to the proceeds of a trustee’s sale under a power of sale in a deed of trust because a trustee’s sale is not based on a money judgment within the meaning of the Enforcement of Judgments Law (Code Civ. Proc., § 680.010 et seq). Relying on subdivision (c) of section 704.950 (which applies only to a declared homestead), Smith v. James A. Merrill, Inc. (1998) 64 Cal.App.4th 94 [75…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Amin v. KhazindarCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2003
- In Re ColeUnited States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Spencer v. LoweryCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
- Smith v. James A. Merrill, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1998
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3Cited by2 opinions
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