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PLAINTIFF RECEIVED THE FULL BENEFIT OF A LOAN AGREEMENT; THE DOCTRINE OF EQUITABLE ESTOPPEL PRECLUDED PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM THE LOAN AGREEMENT IS UNENFORCEABLE BECAUSE THE UNDERLYING RECORDED MORTGAGE DID NOT BEAR HIS SIGNATURE (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department determined the defendants” motion to dismiss was properly granted. Plaintiff contended the underlying mortgage which was part of a loan agreement was void because it was not signed, rendering the loan agreement unenforceable. Plaintiff had however accepted the proceeds of the loan and therefore was precluded from contesting the agreement by the doctrine of equitable estoppel:

… [T]he plaintiff does not … deny that he executed a copy of the mortgage in accordance with the loan agreement, he merely contends that the copy that was recorded … , did not bear his signature. The plaintiff contends that this defect rendered the recorded mortgage void ab initio and therefore unenforceable … . * * *

… [T]he defendants’ uncontradicted submissions demonstrated that the plaintiff “had the full benefit” of the loan agreement … . … [T]he plaintiff does not seek to rescind the loan agreement, but he nevertheless seeks to recoup “all closing costs paid to Defendants with any payments to [Citibank] since June 22, 2007,” the date the loan agreement was executed … . Under the circumstances, the doctrine of equitable estoppel precludes the plaintiff from asserting that the recorded mortgage was void … . Bernard v Citibank, N.A., 2021 NY Slip Op 03822, Second Dept 6-16-21

 

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