Legal Opinion

Lamas v. Citizens & Southern National Bank

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 23, 1978No. 33455PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Bowles, Justice.

This appeal is from the grant of appellee-bank’s motion for summary judgment in a dispossessory proceeding and denial of a portion of appellant’s counterclaim seeking to set aside a foreclosure sale.

Appellant was the owner of a certain building and lot in Savannah upon which the bank held a security deed. Appellant fell into default on payments to the bank and the bank foreclosed on the property. The evidence shows that appellant received due and legal notice of the foreclosure proceedings and that he was represented by counsel at that time.

Following the foreclosure, the bank…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Barnett v. LewisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  2. Erwin v. MarxSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Russell v. ARGENT MORTG. CO., LLCSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009

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