Union County, Illinois v. Merscorp, Incorporated
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Posner
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
- Circuit
- Seventh Circuit
Related Laws
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Outcome
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of the counties' suit, holding that Illinois law does not require mortgages to be recorded and therefore MERSCORP does not violate state law by failing to record mortgage assignments.
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