Bobby D. Lucky v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Quest Trust Series 2006-X1 under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement Dated as of March 1, 2006, without Recourse

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REL: 12/04/2009 Notice: T h i s o p i n i o n i s s u b j e c t t o f o r m a l r e v i s i o n b e f o r e p u b l i c a t i o n i n t h e advance s h e e t s o f Southern R e p o r t e r . R e a d e r s a r e r e q u e s t e d t o n o t i f y t h e R e p o r t e r o f D e c i s i o n s , Alabama A p p e l l a t e C o u r t s , 300 D e x t e r A v e n u e , M o n t g o m e r y , A l a b a m a 36104-3741 ((334) 2 2 9 - 0 6 4 9 ) , o f a n y t y p o g r a p h i c a l o r o t h e r e r r o r s , i n o r d e r t h a t c o r r e c t i o n s may b e made b e f o r e t h e o p i n i o n i s p r i n t e d i n Southern R e p o r t e r . ALABAMA COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS OCTOBER TERM, 2009-2010 2080836 Bobby D. Lucky v. D e u t s c h e Bank N a t i o n a l T r u s t Company, a s t r u s t e e o f A m e r i q u e s t Mortgage S e c u r i t i e s , I n c . , A s s e t B a c k e d P a s s Through C e r t i f i c a t e s , Q u e s t T r u s t S e r i e s 2006-X1 u n d e r t h e P o o l i n g & S e r v i c i n g Agreement D a t e d as o f March 1, 2006, without Recourse Appeal from Limestone C i r c u i t Court (CV-08-900149) THOMPSON, Presiding Bobby judgment D. L u c k y i nfavor Judge. appeals from thet r i a l court's o f D e u t s c h e Bank N a t i o n a l T r u s t summary Company, a s 2080836 trustee of Ameriquest Mortgage Pass-Through the Pooling without Certificates, & Servicing Recourse. Securities, Quest Trust Series Dated as Agreement Lucky had Inc., Asset Backed 2006-X1 of March e x e c u t e d a mortgage 1, on under 2006, certain r e a l p r o p e r t y i n Limestone County ("the p r o p e r t y " ) i n f a v o r Ameriquest Mortgage Company, b u t t h e m o r t g a g e t r a n s f e r r e d and a s s i g n e d t o D e u t s c h e Bank. to make several payments foreclosed on the refused to vacate action for on the ejectment was s u b s e q u e n t l y A f t e r Lucky the mortgage, securing property the property, against and failed Deutsche mortgage. Deutsche Lucky. of In Bank Bank Lucky filed an i t s complaint, D e u t s c h e B a n k a l s o s o u g h t money d a m a g e s r e s u l t i n g f r o m L u c k y ' s alleged wrongful declaring Lucky that answered Deutsche not file retention Lucky had of forfeited and filed a Bank moved for a any m a t e r i a l s Lucky on his right and of summary judgment. i n o p p o s i t i o n to the motion. a l l Deutsche a n d on L u c k y ' s c o u n t e r c l a i m . the property an order redemption. counterclaim. c o u r t e n t e r e d a summary j u d g m e n t against the claims judgment p a r c e l o f p r o p e r t y f r o m w h i c h L u c k y was 2 The did trial i n f a v o r of D e u t s c h e Bank Bank's The Lucky and i n i t s complaint w e n t on t o d e s c r i b e being ejected, and 2080836 it ordered that Deutsche of that money parcel. damages retention its The owed B a n k was to take immediate p o s s e s s i o n judgment to did Deutsche o f t h e p r o p e r t y , as not, Bank however, for Deutsche determine Lucky's Bank had wrongful requested i n complaint. "'An appeal w i l l o r d i n a r i l y l i e only from a final judgment; that i s , a judgment that c o n c l u s i v e l y determines the i s s u e s b e f o r e the court and ascertains and declares the rights of the parties.' P a l u g h i v . Dow, 659 So. 2 d 1 1 2 , 113 ( A l a . 1 9 9 5 ) . F o r a j u d g m e n t t o be f i n a l , i t m u s t p u t an end t o t h e p r o c e e d i n g s and l e a v e n o t h i n g f o r f u r t h e r adjudication. Ex p a r t e W h a r f h o u s e R e s t . & O y s t e r Bar, Inc., 796 So. 2d 316, 320 ( A l a . 2001). '[W]ithout a f i n a l judgment, t h i s Court i s w i t h o u t j u r i s d i c t i o n t o h e a r an a p p e a l . ' C a t e s v . B u s h , 293 Ala. 5 3 5 , 5 3 7 , 307 So. 2 d 6, 8 ( 1 9 7 5 ) . " H a m i l t o n v . C o n n a l l y , 959 a judgment been i s not fixed by S t a t e ex r e l . Sprinkler 555, 557 the 2d when the judgment] Payne, 351 640, amount ( A l a . 2006). of damages v. ( A l a . 1977)." B.F. "That has not Moody i s unquestionable. So. 2 d 547 of America 642 v. "Automatic" G o o d r i c h Co., 351 So. 2d ( A l a . 1977). Because wrongful final [that Corp. So. the retention judgment amount of in this the case of damages resulting p r o p e r t y has not i s not therefore 3 final; from been Lucky's determined, this court 2080836 is without this jurisdiction appeal APPEAL to hear Lucky's appeal. i s due t o be Accordingly, dismissed. DISMISSED. Pittman, Bryan, Thomas, and Moore, J J . , 4 concur.

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