2017AP1452 Lisa Jacobson v. Commonwealth Mortgage Group, LLC, et al.

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: Lisa Jacobson v. Commonwealth Mortgage Group, LLC, et al.

Case No.: 2017AP1452

Officials: Kessler, P.J., Brennan and Brash, JJ.

Lisa Jacobson appeals from an order of the circuit court that granted BMO Harris NA’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed Jacobson’s claims. Jacobson contends the circuit court improperly found facts when deciding the summary judgment motion. As relevant to this appeal, Jacobson made three specific allegations against BMO. She claimed that “[b]y accepting the divorce petition as sufficient proof of Robin’s marital status and by failing to properly verify Robin’s debt-to-income ratio,” BMO: (1) “violated [rule] that relates to practice as a mortgage banker, in violation of Wis. Stat. Sec. 224.77(1)(k)”; (2) “engaged in conduct that violates the standard of professional behavior which, through professional experience, has become established for mortgage bankers, in violation of Wis. Stat. Sec. 224.77(1)(L)”; and (3) “engaged in conduct that constitutes improper dealing, in violation of Wis. Stat. Sec. 224.77(1)(m).” We conclude that summary judgment was properly granted in BMO’s favor, so we affirm the order.

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