RIGBY v. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

CASE NO. 1D16-665.

228 So.3d 183 (2017)

Richard M. RIGBY, Appellant, v. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, f/k/a The Bank of New York, as Trustee FOR the CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWMBS, INC., Alternative Loan Trust 2006-8T1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-7, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied October 23, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas L. Smith of Burke, Blue, Hutchison, Walters & Smith, P.A., Panama City; Michael R. Reiter , Lynn Haven , for Appellant.

Mark P. Stopa of Stopa Law Firm, Tampa, for Amicus Curiae Mark P. Stopa, Esq. and Stopa Law Firm, in support of Appellant.

Mary J. Walter and Tricia J. Duthiers of Liebler Gonzalez & Portuondo, Miami, for Appellee.

Marissa M. Yaker , Robert K. Bowen and Timothy D. Padgett of Padgett Law Group, Tallahassee; Robert R. Edwards and Ari Miller of Choice Legal Group, P.A., Ft. Lauderdale; David Rosenberg of Robertson, Anschutz & Schneid, PL, Boca Raton; Andrea R. Tromberg and Jason Joseph of Gladstone Law Group, P.A., Boca Raton; Michelle Garcia Gilbert and Jennifer Lima-Smith of Gilbert Garcia Group, P.A., Tampa, for Amicus Curiae American Legal and Financial Network, in support of Appellee.

Carrie Ann Wozniak , Joseph E. Foster and Sara A. Brubaker of Akerman LLP, Orlando; Richard H. Martin of Akerman LLP, Tampa, for Amicus Curiae The Florida Bankers Association, in support of Appellee.

Kenneth B. Bell and John W. Little, III of Gunster, West Palm Beach; Robert W. Goldman of Goldman Felcoski & Stone, P.A., Naples, for Amicus Curiae The Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar.


AFFIRMED. Ashby v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 221 So.3d 1217 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017).

B.L. THOMAS, C.J., and OSTERHAUS, J., CONCUR; BILBREY, J., DISSENTS WITH OPINION.

BILBREY, J., Dissenting.

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