Legal Opinion

Helton v. JASPER BANKING CO.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 3, 2011No. A11A1400PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Jasper Banking Company sued Shepard Helton for breach of a personal guaranty. Helton answered and raised the affirmative defense of lack of consideration. The bank moved for summary judgment, and the trial court granted the motion. On appeal, the central issue is whether Helton was entitled to introduce parol testimony that the wrong date of execution had been typed on the guaranty We conclude that parol testimony was admissible and created a genuine issue of material fact over whether the guaranty was executed after the bank had already extended credit to the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Matjoulis v. Integon General Ins. Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  2. Gwinnett Commercial Bank v. FlakeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  3. Georgia Investments International, Inc. v. Branch Banking & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  4. Charles S. Martin Distributing Co. v. Bernhardt Furniture Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  5. Lamb v. Fulton-Dekalb Hospital AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Secured Realty Investment, Inc. v. Bank of North GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. Big Sandy Partnership, LLC v. Branch Banking & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  3. Shropshire v. Alostar Bank of CommerceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  4. Shuford v. Aames Plumbing & Heating, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  5. Victor W. Patterson v. CitiMortgage, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2016

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