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Master Mortgage Corp. v. Byers

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 26, 1973No. 48452PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hall, Presiding Judge.

Master Mortgage Corporation (hereinafter, "Master Mortgage”) filed suit against Maurice Byers, its former attorney (hereinafter, "Attorney”) in 20 counts, each for damages for breach of a claimed contract. Seventeen counts were based upon allegedly defective title examinations and opinions rendered by Attorney to Master Mortgage, concerning which it was later discovered that the borrower did not have title to the land, and three counts were founded on disbursement memoranda prepared by Attorney and utilized in loan closings and claimed by Master Mortgage to have been…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Crawford v. GauldenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1862
  2. Parker v. VaughanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
  3. Gould v. PalmerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
  4. Lilly v. BoydSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Hamilton v. Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & MurphyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  2. Riddle v. DriebeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  3. Jankowski v. Taylor, Bishop & LeeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  4. Pioneer National Title Insurance v. SaboDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1977
  5. Ballard v. FreyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

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