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Brookfield attorney charged with stealing $542,000 (UPDATE)
Brookfield attorney Thomas Bielinski will make his initial appearance in Milwaukee County Criminal court next week to face fraud and theft charges.
2010AP2202 Stepping Stone Homes Inc. v. Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, et al.
Property Land contracts; foreclosure
2010AP2359 Community Bank & Trust v. Pelzek, et al.
Property Foreclosure; equitable subrogation; good faith purchasers
10-2306 U.S. v. Buchman
Property Foreclosure Foreclosure sales do not result in inadequate prices as a matter of law. “Instead of engaging either Wisconsin’s substantive standard or the limits of appellate review, Buchman wants us to assume that, as a matter of law, foreclosure sales produce inadequate prices because they lack a willing seller. Yet Wisconsin has not adopted […]
2009AP3088 River Valley Bank vs. Corsten, et al.
Property Foreclosure Sean Corsten appeals an order vacating an order confirming a sheriff’s sale and voiding the sheriff’s deed. Although the issues he raises on appeal are not adequately developed, he contends that the doctrines of invited error and claim preclusion should be applied. Because we conclude that the trial court properly exercised its discretion, […]
2010AP1909 Aurora Loan Services LLC v. Carlsen
Property Foreclosure; authentication This appeal involves a foreclosure action initiated by Aurora Loan Services against David and Nancy Carlsen. Following a court trial, the circuit court granted judgment of foreclosure in favor of Aurora, finding that Aurora is the holder of the note and owner of the mortgage and that the Carlsens were in default. […]
2010AP469 Cambridge Financial Services LLC v. Rolon
Property Foreclosure; release of mortgage Manuel Rolon, Jr. appeals from a judgment of the circuit court awarding foreclosure to Cambridge Financial Services, LLC against one of Rolon’s properties. Rolon argues that Cambridge is not entitled to the judgment of foreclosure because Cambridge previously released its mortgage interest on the property. We hold that while the […]
2010AP1359 Wachovia Mortgage FSB v. Dallas
Property Foreclosure; subrogation Where a mortgagee would be unjustly enriched if she were able to retain her interest in foreclosed property, her motion for reconsideration was properly denied. “World Savings Bank paid the debt for which Dallas was liable (the mortgage note she signed in connection with the Fair Finance loan) and for which she […]
2010AP60 PHH Mortgage Corporation vs. Kolodziej, et al.
Property Foreclosure; authentication This cases arises out of a foreclosure action initiated by PHH Mortgage Corporation against Robert Kolodziej and Debra Snobl as co-personal representatives of the Estate of Marcella Kolodziej (collectively, the Estate). The circuit court granted summary judgment in favor of PHH, concluding that the undisputed facts show that PHH is the owner […]
2010AP974 Harbor Credit Union v. Samp
Property Foreclosure; second mortgages The accelerated redemption period is available for a sale made pursuant to foreclosure on a first mortgage when the purchasing lender holding the first mortgage has obtained a money judgment against the mortgagor on a second mortgage on the same property. “We conclude that there is no reasonable way to read […]
Foreclosure ruling could wreak ‘havoc’
Boston - A recent decision from Massachusetts' highest court could impact courts across the country and lead to a flood of overturned foreclosures, exacerbating the mortgage mess.
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