Legal Opinion
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Gordon
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 18, 2013No. S12Q2067PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENHAM, Justice.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has certified the following questions to this Court:1
1. Whether a security deed that lacks the signature of an unofficial witness should be considered “duly filed, recorded, and indexed” as required by OCGA § 44-14-33, such that a subsequent hypothetical bona fide purchaser would have constructive notice when the deed incorporates the covenants, terms, and provisions of a rider that contains the attestations required by OCGA § 44-14-33 and said rider is filed, recorded, and indexed with the security deed?
2. If the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- U.S. Bank National Ass'n v. GordonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
- Deljoo v. Suntrust Mortgage, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2008
- Higdon v. GatesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Gordon v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (In Re Codrington)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 2009
- Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Gordon (In Re Codrington)Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2012
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Gordon v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (In re Knight)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 2014
- Trauner v. First Tennessee Bank National Ass'n (In re Simpson)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 2016
- Pingora Loan Servicing, LLC v. Cathy L. ScarverCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2022
- Detention Management, LLC v. UMB Bank, NA (In re Municipal Corrections, LLC)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 2013
- Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Gordon (In re Codrington)Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013
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