National City Mortgage v. Dorrin CA4/1

INTRODUCTION

This is Arthur Dorrin's second appeal in this action in which National City

Mortgage (NCM), a division of National City Bank of Indiana, seeks to quiet title to a single lot Dorrin used to secure a construction loan made by NCM. When Dorrin

defaulted on the loan, NCM discovered a series of wild deeds clouding the title, which

prevented nonjudicial foreclosure. NCM filed this action to clear the title and named a

number of defendants, including Dorrin. The court granted NCM summary judgment

against Dorrin, the only defendant to file an answer. In an unpublished opinion, we

dismissed Dorrin's appeal of the summary judgment as untimely and affirmed an order

denying his motion to vacate the judgment. (National City Mortgage v. Dorrin

(Feb. 3, 2015, D066477) [nonpub. opn.].)

Dorrin now appeals the default judgment entered against other defendants who

defaulted. NCM contends this appeal should be dismissed because Dorrin lacks standing

to appeal the default judgment against the other defendants. We agree and dismiss the

appeal because Dorrin is not a party aggrieved by the default judgment against other

defendants. We consider, but affirm, the trial…