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Welcome to the Snell & Wilmer real estate litigation blog. Check back here often for useful news and information about current topics involving real estate litigation. We hope that you will find the blog both timely and helpful, and we invite you to join the discussion by posting comments about the articles and contacting the authors with your thoughts about the posts.
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Statute of Limitations Bars Lender’s Subsequent Action to Quiet Title Against Junior Lienholder Mistakenly Omitted from Initial Judicial Foreclosure Action
By: Lyndsey Torp A recently issued opinion by the Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District tells a cautionary tale regarding a lender’s failure to name a junior lienholder in its initial judicial foreclosure action. In Cathleen Robin v. Al Crowell, … Continue reading
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Tagged Deed of Trust, foreclosure, judicial foreclosure, lender, lien, lienholder, nonjudicial foreclosure, statute of limitation
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Common Law Indemnity Claim Affirmed on Justifiable Beliefs
By Rick Erickson https://www.swlaw.com/people/rick_erickson Yesterday, the Arizona Court of Appeals issued an interesting opinion in Hatch Development v. Solomon. Hatch illustrated two key points in real estate and construction litigation: (1) a contractor’s indemnity does not always require an expressly … Continue reading
Successful Laches Defense Becoming Commonplace in Colorado
By: Neal McConomy Boiler plate language in responsive pleadings often includes “Plaintiff’s claims are barred by the doctrine of laches” (or “The doctrine of laches bars Plaintiff’s claims” if you prefer the active voice). However, litigation of a laches defense … Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado, equitable defenses, laches, real estate, real estate litigation, real property, statute of limitation
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ABOR Fences Out a Property Owner’s Quiet Title Action
By: Cory L. Braddock In May of last year, the Arizona Court of Appeals determined that “the statute of limitations does not run against a plaintiff in possession who brings a quiet title action purely to remove a cloud on … Continue reading
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Tagged petition to quiet title, statute of limitation
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The Clock Doesn’t Tick-Tock for Owners in Possession
By: Cory L. Braddock The Arizona Court of Appeals recent decision in Cook v. Town of Pinetop-Lakeside, 661 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 31 (App, May 28, 2013) reiterated its forty-three year old holding in City of Tucson v. Morgan, 13 Ariz. … Continue reading
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Tagged cloud on title, Cook v. Town of Pinetop-Lakeside, disputed title, quiet title, statute of limitation
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