Legal Opinion

COE & PAYNE COMPANY v. Foster & Kleiser, Inc.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 7, 1988No. 45371PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Weltner, Justice.

Coe & Payne Company, a subcontractor, furnished labor and materials for improvements to real property owned by Foster & Kleiser, Inc. The general contractor subsequently was adjudicated a bankrupt. Within three months after completion of the work, Coe & Payne Company filed a lien against real property of Foster & Kleiser, Inc.

Within twelve months after the debt became due, Coe & Payne filed an action to foreclose its lien. By error, the foreclosure action was filed against Foster & Kleiser, Corp., not Foster & Kleiser, Inc. Upon discovering its error, and after the twelve…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Sam Finley, Inc. v. Interstate Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  2. Foster & Kleiser, Inc. v. Coe & Payne Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1987

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Health Horizons, Inc. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  2. L & W Supply Corp. v. Whaley Constr. Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. Georgia North Contracting, Inc. v. Haney & Haney Construction & Management Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. CC & B Industries, Inc. v. StroudCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  5. TRI-CITY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. v. Sandy Plains PartnershipCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

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