Legal Opinion

Home Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Citizens Bank of Jonesboro

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided September 15, 1993No. CA 93-385PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

John B. Robbins, Judge.

This case involves the chancellor’s refusal to restore three mortgages, which were released by appellant in error, to their priority status above appellee’s judgment lien. The chancellor found that appellant’s error in releasing its mortgages was the result of its own culpable negligence and refused to reinstate the priority position of the mortgages above appellee’s judgment lien. Because we cannot say this finding is clearly against the preponderance of the evidence, we must affirm.

The facts in this appeal are undisputed. In 1990, appellant, Home Federal Savings and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Rad-Razorback Ltd. Partnership v. B.G. Coney Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1986
  2. Stephenson v. GrantSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1925
  3. Wooster v. CavenderSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1891
  4. Security Trust Co. of Freeport v. MartinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1928
  5. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. BraggSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1899

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Newberry v. ScruggsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  2. Green Tree Servicing, LLC v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2011
  3. First National Bank of Layton v. PalmerCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2013
  4. Peoples Bank of Imboden v. BurgessCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1997
  5. Mid-Continent Lodging Associates, Inc. v. First National BankDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1998

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