CITIFINANCIAL MORTG. CO., INC. v. Carey

KENNETH L. BUETTUTNER, Presiding Judge.

{1 Appellants/Defendants Ricky and Rhlonda Carey (the Careys) appeal from summary judgment granted in favor of Ap-pellee/Plaintiff CitiFinancial Mortgage Co., Inc. (Citi) in a mortgage foreclosure action. The judge originally assigned the case did not memorialize his oral order granting summary judgment before he retired. The successor judge has no authority to enter judgment based on a predecessor's oral order when there is no record evidence that the predecessor actually ruled on the motion. Therefore, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

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