Legal Opinion

Suntrust Bank v. Bryant/Sutphin Properties, LLC

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided September 18, 2012No. COA12-131PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STROUD, Judge.

Plaintiff and defendants Bryant/Sutphin Properties, LLC and Donald H. Sutphin appeal. For the following reasons, we reverse the trial court’s entry of an award for unfair or deceptive practice to Bryant/Sutphin Properties, LLC and affirm the trial court on all other issues raised by the parties.

I. Background

Plaintiff and defendant Bryant/Sutphin Properties, LLC (“BSP”) entered into a Commercial Note (“Note”) whereby plaintiff would provide defendant BSP funds to finance a real estate development project; defendant Sutphin was a guarantor on the Note. Plaintiff sued defendants…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Bicycle Transit Authority, Inc. v. BellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  2. State v. MumfordSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2010
  3. RD&J Properties v. Lauralea-Dilton Enterprises, LLCCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2004
  4. Mitchell v. LinvilleCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2001
  5. Norman Owen Trucking, Inc. v. MorkoskiCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1998

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3Cited by38 opinions

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  4. McDonald v. The Bank of N.Y. Mellon Tr. Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2018
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