Goslins v. Taxe CA2/3
Plaintiffs and respondents Harriet Goslins, Janey Sweet, as trustee of the Janey Sweet Revocable Trust, and Sara Lemlich, as trustee of the Sara Lemlich Trust (collectively, plaintiffs) purchased a note secured by a deed of trust on real property from Diversified Mortgage Company (DMC). DMC and plaintiffs thought the deed of trust had first position. Instead, a deed of trust in favor of Massrock, Inc. had first position. Massrock foreclosed on its deed of trust and acquired the property at a foreclosure sale. To protect their security interest in the property, plaintiffs sued, among others, defendants and appellants Massrock and the borrowers Ronald and Nadina Taxe, individually and as trustees of the Taxe Family Trust (collectively, defendants). Defendants cross-complained against, among others, DMC. After a bench trial, the court found against defendants on the complaint and cross-complaint.
Defendants appeal. They contend that the judgment must be reversed because, among
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