Legal Opinion
Baker v. Campbell
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 23, 2002No. A02A0533PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
Richard S. Baker and Carolyn Baker contracted with J. William Campbell, Jr., individually and d/b/a Professional Contractors, Inc., to build a retirement home for them in Gilmer County. Gilmer County Bank made the construction loan to the Bakers for $225,000. Campbell and PCI went bankrupt prior to the completion of the house. Baker sued the Bank for fraud; he claimed that the Bank misled him into authorizing a draw on the construction loan at the Bank’s request for payment to PCI’s account with the Bank to pay suppliers and subcontractors. Instead, the Bank credited the…
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