Legal Opinion

Egana v. HSBC MORTG. CORP., INC.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 3, 2008No. A08A1448PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

In this dispossessory case, Denaud Egana appeals from the trial court’s order granting HSBC Mortgage Corporation, Inc. (“HSBC”) a writ of possession to a piece of residential property located in Austell. Egana argues that the trial court erred in (1) admitting into evidence a security deed, which he claimed was fraudulent, without requiring HSBC to affirmatively prove the deed was genuine and (2) refusing to allow him to cross-examine HSBC’s counsel as to the security deed’s genuineness. “The admission of evidence lies in the sound discretion of the trial court. [Cit.]” Dept. of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Department of Transportation v. MendelCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  2. Thomas v. Wells Fargo Credit Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  3. LaFont v. RouviereSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  4. Hawkins v. National City Mortgage Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  5. Rogers v. EasonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Wallace v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015

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