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California Supreme Court

Apr. 6, 2013

State Supreme Court weighs clerical mistake at heart of foreclosure case

An alert to the math-impaired: those clerical calculation errors could come back to haunt you if the state Supreme Court rules in favor of a particularly savvy home buyer.


By Emily Green


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - An alert to the math-impaired: those clerical calculation errors could come back to haunt you if the state Supreme Court rules in favor of a particularly savvy home buyer.


David Biancalana saw what looked like a good deal on a foreclosed house set for auction and placed a winning bid of $21,896. But he was soon told that the sale was rescinded because the trustee made a mistake. The house...

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