OPINION
This case involves the application of equitable subrogation. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Chase), made a loan to Jon and Julie Siems to pay off their first and second deeds of trust on their residence. Chase intended its loan to be secured by a new first deed of trust. Indeed, its escrow instructions specifically forbade disbursement of the funds if its deed of trust would not be in the primary position.
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