Court of Appeals of North Carolina July 6, 2004, COA03-367 (Anthony Marano Co. v. Jones)

ELMORE, Judge.

To secure a debt, Phillip Jones (defendant) executed a mortgage in favor of Anthony Maraño Company (appellee) on certain real property in Cleveland County, North Carolina (the property) on 16 June 1992. The mortgage was recorded in the Cleveland County Registry on 26 June 1992.