RCB Bank v. Villas Development, L.L.C.

2011 OK CIV APP 44, 256 P.3d 1045, 2011 Okla. Civ. App. LEXIS 17, 2011 WL 1585603
CourtCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
DecidedMarch 18, 2011
Docket108,370. Released for Publication by Order of the Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 3
StatusPublished
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RCB Bank v. Villas Development, L.L.C., 2011 OK CIV APP 44, 256 P.3d 1045, 2011 Okla. Civ. App. LEXIS 17, 2011 WL 1585603 (Okla. Ct. App. 2011).

Opinion

KENNETH L. BUETTNER, Judge.

T1 Plaintiff/Appellant RCB Bank and Plaintiff/Appeliee Bank of Commerce (BOC) each filed foreclosure actions involving the same property, which were consolidated in the trial court. 1 Although the District Court action involved several lienholders, the issue *1047 on appeal is only the priority between mortgages held by the two banks. The trial court found BOC's mortgage had priority; RCB appeals that decision. BOC's mortgage, which was executed and recorded four years before RCB's, has priority over RCB's mortgages. BOC's mortgage included a future advances clause and it secured both the note given by BOC's mortgagor and one for which BOC's mortgagor was guarantor; these notes were both made before RCB's mortgages. Accordingly, we affirm the trial court's finding that BOC's mortgage was superior to RCB's.

BOC's Mortgage

T2 BOC's Petition alleged that Defendant Breakers, LLC. executed a $4,000,000 promissory note ("Breakers Note 1") to BOC October 8, 2004. Breakers' Note 1 was secured by a mortgage, recorded October 27, 2004, on Lots 12-18 of the Villas at Shangri-La 2 BOC claimed that Breakers was in default on Breakers Note 1 and owed $469,166.72 in principal and $76,931.92 in interest, plus $84.71 per day accruing interest and $1,344.46 in acerued late fees, and it sought judgment for that amount. BOC sought an order foreclosing the mortgage and declaring it superior to other liens on the property. BOC further asserted that Defendant Harold Tompkins executed Guaranty Agreements in 2004 in which he guaranteed payment of Breakers' Note 1 and that Tompkins had defaulted 3 BOC sought judgment against Tompkins on the Guaranty Agreements. BOC asserted that in June 2007, Defendant Pointe Marin executed a promissory note ("Breakers' Note 2") to BOC for $801,850 and, as a condition precedent to BOC making that loan, Breakers executed a Guaranty Agreement in which it guaranteed payment of Breakers' Note 2. BOC alleged Pointe Marin and Breakers had defaulted on payment of Breakers' Note 2 and it sought judgment against Pointe Marin and Breakers for $801,350 in principal, $193,076.95 in interest, plus accruing interest from May 15, 2009. BOC contended that its mortgage also secured Breakers Note 2, and it sought foreclosure of the mortgage based on the default on Breakers' Note 2. 4 BOC's remaining allegations are not relevant to the issues on appeal.

RCB's Mortgages

T3 In its Petition for Foreclosure, RCB alleged that on May 22, 2008, Villas 5 borrowed $1,825,000 ("Villas Note 1") and $2,000,000 ("Villas' Note 2") under two promissory notes secured by two mortgages, recorded the same day, on Lots 12-18 of the Villas at Shangri-La and five units in Pointe Marin Town Homes, Phase II ("Property").' RCB alleged Villas was in default and then owed $1,292,267.70, plus $14,447.02 interest, on Villas Note 1, and $2,000,000, plus $22,458.33 interest, on Villas' 6 Note 2. RCB sought judgment for those amounts, as well as foreclosure on the real property securing *1048 the notes and foreclosure on the deposit account securing the notes, judgments against Tompkins and Cox on the Commercial Guaranties, and an order appointing a receiver. 7

Summary Judgment Proceedings

14 BOC filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment December 10, 2009, in which it sought judgment that its mortgage was superior, and judgment foreclosing its mortgage and loans. BOC listed thirteen paragraphs of undisputed facts. 8 BOC contended *1049 that the undisputed facts showed that its mortgage had been recorded and effective since 2004 and that it was therefore superior to the other liens against the property. BOC claimed there was no dispute that Breakers was in default on Breakers' Note 1 and was liable as guarantor on Breakers' Note 2, and that both debts were secured by its mortgage on Lots 12-18 of the Villas.

T5 RCB filed its Response to the Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and its Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment and Motion for Default Judgment December 28, 2009. 9 RCB specifically disputed BOC's facts 7, 8, 10, and 11. 10 RCB further disputed all of BOC's statements of fact which conflicted with RCB's 25 statements of undisputed material facts. 11 RCB argued that *1050 Breakers' Note 1 was paid off in 2005 and therefore BOC's mortgage expired before Breakers' Note 2 was executed. RCB contended that the Second Modification of BOC's mortgage was executed over two years after BOC's mortgage expired and that the modification was therefore ineffective to renew or extend the note or the mortgage. RCB further asserted BOC was not entitled to priority under the "dragnet clause" in BOC's mortgage, also called a "future advances clause," which provides that the mortgage secured all future debts Breakers owed to BOG.

6 BOC filed a Response to RCB's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment January 20, 2010. 12 BOC disputed RCB's statement 16 "to the extent it implies a legal necessity to include Note 2 or Pointe Marin in the Mortgage and Note Modifications" to allow BOC's mortgage to secure payment of Breakers Note 2. BOC asserted its security interest for payment of Breakers Note 2 attached pursuant to Breakers' Guaranty and the future advance clause in its mortgage. BOC also disputed RCB's fact 17, contending that there was no reason for it to list every note subject to Breakers' Guaranty because it was a continuing guaranty not limited to specifically named notes. BOC disputed RCB's 18th statement of fact, asserting it implied "a legal conclusion that an LLC cannot properly execute a Resolution ratifying its prior conduct." BOC disputed statement of fact 21 to the extent it implied it was legally necessary for Breakers' Note 2 and Breakers' Guaranty to be executed simultaneously. BOC disputed fact 22, claiming it implied a legal conclusion that a modification of mortgage was required for BOC's mortgage to secure Breakers' Note 2. BOC disputed fact 25 to the extent it implied "Breakers could not contract to guaranty Pointe Marin's debt pri- or to Pointe Marin's registration as an LLC with the Secretary of State." Finally, BOC disputed RCB's 26th statement of fact that Breakers' Note 1 was paid off May 5, 2006. BOC asserted $1,500,000 of the debt was sold to Canadian State Bank and that amount was paid in full; BOC asserted that the full $4,000,000 was not paid in full and that more than $500,000 in principal and interest were currently owing on Breakers' Note 1.

17 Following a hearing, the trial court issued its Journal Entry of Judgment May 4, 2010. The trial court granted BOC's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment in its entirety.

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