Nelson v. Hamilton State Bank

Branch, Judge.

Jimmy R. Nelson signed a commercial promissory note in favor of Bartow County Bank (BCB) in the original principal amount of $2,977,019.70. Upon Nelson’s default, Hamilton State Bank (HSB), the successor-in-interest to BCB, brought suit on the note. The trial court granted summary judgment to HSB for $2,866,990.37 plus post-judgment interest. On appeal, Nelson contests the amount of the indebtedness and asserts that there is a genuine issue of material fact as to whether HSB’s actions directed at his business partner and cousin Dolph Nelson (“Dolph”) impaired Nelson’s ability to…