Opinion · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Huston v. U.S. Bank National Ass'n Ex Rel. Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-WFHE4
583 F. App'x 306
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2014-10-15
- Topic
- bankruptcy
“[H]ome equity loans executed pursuant to Article 16, § 50(a)(6) of the Texas Constitution are non-recourse by definition and preclude contractual mortgagor liability.”
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U.S. Bank National Association was awarded summary judgment on its judicial-foreclosure claim against Ralph and Christina Huston. The Hustons appeal, claiming U.S. Bank’s action is barred as a previously unasserted compulsory counterclaim. Having reviewed the briefs, the record, and the applicable law, and essentially for the reasons stated by the district court, Huston v. U.S. Bank National Ass’n, 988 F.Supp.2d 732 (S.D.Tex.2013), the judgment is AFFIRMED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.