Legal Opinion
Dutton v. Faulk
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 18, 1925No. 4199PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. Whore money is loaned and tlie borrower executes a deed conveying to the lender one tract of land containing a large number of acres as a security for the debt, the lender has an absolute legal right, as between the parties, to enforce the collection of any judgment which he might obtain upon the debt by a sale of the land as one entire tract, although if sold in separate parcels a portion of the land might pay the debt. Reeves v. Bolles, 95 Ga. 402-404 (22 S. E. 626); Howland v. Donehoo, 141 Ga. 687 (82 S. E. 32, L. R. A. 1917B, 513); Humphrey v. Smith, 142 Ga. 291 (2 a) (82 S. E. 885).
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Davis & Co. v. MorganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Phinizy v. BushSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Willingham Sash & Door Co. v. DrewSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Bush & Brother v. RawlinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
- Humphrey v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Bankers Trust & Audit Co. v. Farmers & Merchants BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
- Doyle v. Moultrie Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1926
- James v. JacobsenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- Blackmon v. DeKalb Pipeline Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Williams v. South Central Farm Credit, ACACourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994