United States First Circuit

A law firm acting as a closing agent in mortgage refinancing transactions cannot recover restitution from assignee of the promissory notes after the assignor defaults on payment to the closing agent's escrow account.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/02/2001
• Published 03/02/2001

Judges

• BOUDIN, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Alan Greenwald with whom John D. Powers and Greenwald, Greenwald, Powers & Winsor LLP were on brief pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gary C. Tepper with whom Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn, PLLC was on brief for appellee.