MOSLER EX REL. SIMON v. DRUID HILLS

No. COA08-1146.

681 S.E.2d 456 (2009)

Warren B. MOSLER, Through his Attorney in Fact, Alan SIMON, Petitioner, v. DRUID HILLS LAND CO., INC., Allan J. Greene, as Trustee for Druid Hills Land Trust 2000; Michael Martin, individually and as officer and trustee, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 18, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of Frank B. Jackson by James L. Palmer and Frank B. Jackson, Hendersonville, for petitioner-appellee.

John E. Tate, Jr., Hendersonville, for respondents-appellants.


STROUD, Judge.

This case presents the sole question of whether a mortgagor can raise the equitable defense of merger to prevent foreclosure in an action for foreclosure under power of sale pursuant to N.C. Gen.Stat. § 45-21.16 when the existence of all the conditions required under the statute is undisputed. Because we conclude that he cannot, we affirm.

I. Background

On or about 30 May 1997, petitioner Warren B. Mosler ("Mosler") sold a tract...

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