Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Apr 14, 2020
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Respondent, vs. Wilma Pennington-Thurman, Appellant.
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation sought to strike a mortgage lien Wilma Pennington-Thurman placed on her former home after foreclosure. Pennington-Thurman filed a timely application for change of judge, which the trial court denied, proceeding to rule in favor of Federal Home. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that the trial court erred by not automatically granting the timely change of judge application, as it was deprived of further authority to act in the case.