A merchаnt hаd а seriоus cash flоw prоblem and needed cash to buy the inventory required to fill orders. A friend offered to loan the merchant $50,000 if he would put up adequate collateral to assure her that she would not lose her money. To guarantee the loan, the merchant gave the friend a deed to a property worth $100,000 that he had inherited. The friend recorded the deed. The friend gave the merchant $50,000, and the merchant signed a promissory note agreeing to repay the $50,000 within eight months. The merchant continued to occupy the property, and the friend agreed to reconvey the property to the merchant as soon as he repaid the $50,000. The merchant was unable to pay the friend when the note came due. He asked the friend for an extension, but she refused. If the friend seeks to take possession of the property, may she do so?
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