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Editor: David Reiss
Brooklyn Law School

April 17, 2014

Court Finds that Bank was Entitled to Enforce the Instrument Under R.C. 1303.31

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding M & T Bank v. Strawn, 2013-Ohio-5845 (Ohio Ct. App., Trumbull County 2013) affirmed the lower court’s decision and found that appellant’s argument was without merit. Appellant framed three issues for this court’s review. First, appellant … Continue reading

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April 3, 2014

Ohio Court of Appeals Finds that BAC had Failed to Demonstrate that it had Standing to Accelerate the Note and Foreclose the Mortgage

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. v. Blythe, 2013-Ohio-5775 (Ohio Ct. App., Columbiana County, 2013) reversed the lower court’s judgment. Appellant Walter J. Blythe appealed the lower court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of Appellee, BAC … Continue reading

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March 28, 2014

Ohio Court Held That the Promissory Note was a Negotiable Instrument Subject to Relevant Provisions of R.C. Chapter 1303

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding Bank of Am., N.A. v. Pasqualone, 2013-Ohio-5795 (Ohio Ct. App., Franklin County, 2013) ultimately decided that the motion to strike moot, thus this court affirmed judgment of the lower court. This court held that the promissory … Continue reading

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Ohio Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Favor of HSBC Bank

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding HSBC Bank USA v. Teagarden, 2013-Ohio-5816 (Ohio Ct. App., Trumbull County, 2013) reversed the ruling for summary judgment in favor of HSBC Bank. Defendants-appellants, [Teagardens], appealed two judgment entries from the lower court, dismissing the Teagardens’ … Continue reading

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March 26, 2014

Ohio Court Decides Bank’s Possession of Note was Properly Shown

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding M & T Bank v. Strawn, 2013-Ohio-5845 (Ohio Ct. App., Trumbull County, 2013) ultimately affirmed the lower court’s decision. The court decided that the bank’s possession of the note was shown by the affidavit, along with … Continue reading

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Ohio Court Decided There Was no Basis to Challenge Standing Through a Civ.R. 60(B) Motion

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding Deutsche Bank Nat’l Trust Co. v. Santisi, 2013-Ohio-5848 (Ohio Ct. App., Trumbull County, 2013) ultimately denied the motion to vacate and affirmed the lower court’s decision. Santisi appealed the lower court’s decision and raised the following … Continue reading

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March 6, 2014

Ohio Court Dismisses Claims Asserting that MERS Could Not Act as Nominee

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding Cline v. Mortg. Elec. Registration Sys., 2013-Ohio-5706 (Ohio Ct. App., Franklin County 2013) overruled appellant’s seven assignments of error, thus this court upheld the judgment of the lower court. The lower court granted MERS’ motion after … Continue reading

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