Legal Opinion

Columbia Bank v. Columbia Developers, LLC

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 20, 2013No. 1D12-5270PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWetherell, J.

Columbia Bank (“the bank”) appeals the dismissal of this Columbia County foreclosure action against Appellees. The bank argues that the trial court erred in construing a settlement agreement arising out of unrelated Suwannee County litigation involving the bank and one of the Appel-lees, Gerald M. Smith, Jr. (“Smith Jr.”), to require dismissal of this case. We agree. Accordingly, we reverse the dismissal order and remand for further proceedings.

In October 2007, the bank loaned money to Appellee Columbia Developers, LLC, for the development of commercial property in Columbia County. The loan…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jenkins v. Eckerd Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  2. Williams v. IngramDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  3. Ferreira v. Home Depot/Sedgwick CMSDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  4. Frank v. SteiglemanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
  5. Fivecoat v. Publix Super Markets, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006

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