Martin v. Fairburn Banking Co.

Smith, Judge.

Fairburn Banking Company brought suit against James Martin and Ellijay Lumber & Wood Preserving Company, Inc., seeking damages stemming from the severance and sale of timber from land owned by Martin on which Fairburn held a security interest. The trial court granted Fairburn’s motion for summary judgment, and the defendants filed separate appeals from the trial court’s order. We consolidated those appeals for review in this opinion. We now affirm.

The record reveals that Martin borrowed money from Fairburn to purchase the land in issue, executing promissory notes and a security…