Sargent v. Smith

1 Citing case

  1. Nat'l City Mortgage v. Stoecker

    92 Conn. App. 787 (Conn. App. Ct. 2006)   Cited 41 times

    "Connecticut follows the `title theory' of mortgages, which provides that on the execution of a mortgage on real property, the mortgagee holds legal title and the mortgagor holds equitable title to the property." Sargent v. Smith, 78 Conn. App. 691, 695, 828 A.2d 620 (2003), rev'd on other grounds, 272 Conn. 722, 865 A.2d 1129 (2005). "In a title theory state such as Connecticut, a mortgage is a vested fee simple interest subject to complete defeasance by the timely payment of the mortgage debt."