Wallis v. Clerk, Superior Court of DeKalb County

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment.

In September 1979 plaintiff-appellant Wallis purchased a house and lot, receiving a warranty deed from the prior owner and executing a deed to secure debt and purchase money note to Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Atlanta. The deeds were sent by the closing attorney to defendant-appellee Clerk of the Superior Court for recording. The two deeds were apparently received by appellee’s office, processed through the tax commissioner’s office for payment of the intangible tax, and sent back to appellee. The…