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Caine v. First State Bank (In re Caine)

Caine v. First State Bank (In re Caine)

Ruling
Debtors in possession could avoid defective lien as bona fide purchasers.
Procedural posture

Chapter 12 debtors in possession filed an adversary proceeding to set aside creditor bank's mortgage lien on real property pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 544(a)(1), (3), because the legal description in the recorded mortgage was defective. The bank counterclaimed for reformation of the mortgage granted.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 08, 2011 , LexisNexis #0212-089