Legal Opinion

REESE DEVELOPERS, INC. v. First State Bank

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 10, 2010No. A10A1512PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMURRAY, Senior Appellate Judge.

Reese Developers, Inc. and Thomas D. Reese (collectively “the Reese debtors”) appeal from a grant of summary judgment to First State Bank, a secured creditor that brought an action for payment on a promissory note and guaranty. In their sole enumeration of error, the Reese debtors contend that the Bank should have been required to foreclose on the property securing the debt before pursuing a judgment on the note. While acknowledging that as a general rule, the Bank is entitled to its choice of remedies, the Reese debtors argue that special circumstances exist…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Taylor v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  2. Gentry v. Hibbler-Barnes Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
  3. Trust Investment & Development Co. v. First Georgia BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  4. Jamison v. Button Gwinnett Savings Bank, FSBCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  5. Equitable Life Assurance Society v. PattilloCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Latimore v. Vatacs Group, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. Casas-Rodriguez v. Cosmopolitan On Lindbergh Condominium Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  3. Luisa F. Casas-Rodriguez v. Cosmopolitan on Lindbergh Condominium Association, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  4. Yolanda Latimore v. Vatacs Group, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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