Legal Opinion
You v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 20, 2013No. S13Q0040PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Chief Justice.
This case is before us on three questions certified to this Court by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia1 regarding the operation of this State’s law governing non-judicial foreclosure. After careful analysis, we conclude that current law does not require a party seeking to exercise a power of sale in a deed to secure debt to hold, in addition to the deed, the promissory note evidencing the underlying debt. We also conclude that the plain language of our statute governing notice to the debtor, OCGA § 44-14-162.2, requires only that the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Hollowell v. JoveSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Botts v. Southeastern Pipe-Line Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Shumate v. McLendonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Allen v. WrightSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
- Montgomery v. Bank of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
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