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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

May 23, 2014

Illinois Court Rejects “Show Me the Note” Argument

By Ebube Okoli

The court in Parkway Bank & Trust Co. v. Korzen, 2013 IL App (1st) 130380 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. 2013) rejected show-me-the-note argument proffered by the defendant. Defendants claimed that Parkway did not demonstrate proper standing to foreclose because … Continue reading

May 20, 2014

S.D.N.Y. Denies Mortgagor Under 11 U.S.C.S. § 1109(b)

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding In re Residential Capital, LLC, 2013 Bankr. 5316 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y., 2013) denied the mortgagor’s motion for an order declaring that the debtors’ bankruptcy estate owned title to the note, to void a state court title transfer, … Continue reading

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