Legal Opinion
Trey Inman & Associates, P.C. v. Bank of America, N.A.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 13, 2010No. A10A1844PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKBURN, Senior Appellate Judge.
In this civil action, Bank of America, N.A. (the “Bank”) sued Trey Inman & Associates, EC. (“TIA”) for conversion, alleging that TIA, while acting as the closing attorneys on a sale of property in which the Bank had a secured interest, wrongfully disbursed a portion of the sales funds to the seller of the property instead of disbursing all of the funds to the Bank. Following the grant of summary judgment to the Bank, TIA appeals, arguing that it is not liable for conversion because (i) it followed the Bank’s payoff instructions, (ii) the Bank’s claim is…
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