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Sadco, Inc. v. Countrywide Funding, Inc.

Citations: 680 So. 2d 1072; 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 10365; 1996 WL 557655Docket: No. 95-3622

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida; October 2, 1996; Florida; State Appellate Court

Narrative Opinion Summary

SADCO, Inc. appeals the denial of its motion to intervene in a residential foreclosure case. The trial court's decision was based on the precedent set in Andresix Corp. v. Peoples Downtown Nat’l Bank, which establishes that a purchaser of property under a lis pendens related to a bank's foreclosure cannot intervene in that action. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's ruling.

Legal Issues Addressed

Appellate Review of Denial of Intervention

Application: The appellate court reviewed and affirmed the trial court's denial of SADCO, Inc.'s motion to intervene, indicating the lower court's adherence to established legal precedent.

Reasoning: The appellate court affirmed the trial court's ruling.

Intervention in Foreclosure Actions

Application: The court applied the precedent that a purchaser of property subject to a lis pendens related to a bank's foreclosure is not permitted to intervene in the foreclosure action.

Reasoning: The trial court's decision was based on the precedent set in Andresix Corp. v. Peoples Downtown Nat’l Bank, which establishes that a purchaser of property under a lis pendens related to a bank's foreclosure cannot intervene in that action.