Legal Opinion
Rel Development, Inc. v. Branch Banking & Trust Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 29, 2010No. A10A1686, A10A1691PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKBURN, Senior Appellate Judge.
In these two actions to collect on unpaid promissory notes, the debtors and guarantors appeal the summary judgments awarded to Branch Banking & Trust Company (the “Bank”), arguing evidence showed (i) the Bank failed to mitigate damages, and (ii) the Bank failed to re-accelerate the notes after foreclosure proceedings were cancelled. We agree with the trial court that neither argument has merit, and we therefore affirm in both cases.
Summary judgment is proper when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of…
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- Oliver v. SlackSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Taylor v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Fulton National Bank v. HornSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- New House Products, Inc. v. Commercial Plastics & Supply Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
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