Legal Opinion
Gilbert v. Farmers & Merchants Bank
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 5, 1989No. A89A1376PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sognier, Judge.
The Farmers & Merchants Bank brought suit against Hubert E. Gilbert seeking a deficiency judgment after repossessing and selling a piece of logging equipment pledged as collateral by Gilbert on a loan on which he defaulted. Gilbert answered and counterclaimed, alleging the bank had failed to dispose of the collateral in a commercially reasonable manner. Cross-motions for summary judgment were filed, and the trial court granted the bank’s motion and denied that of Gilbert. Gilbert appeals.
The record reveals that on May 7, 1985, the equipment, a 1982 Case Uni-Loader, Model 1845,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Farmers Bank v. HubbardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Slaughter v. Ford Motor Credit Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Best v. Dublin Eye AssociatesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Cantrell v. RED WING ROLLERWAY, INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
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- Mason Logging Co., Inc. v. General Electric Capital CorporationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
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