Legal Opinion
Palmer v. Forrest, Mackey & Associates Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 7, 1983No. 39585; 39759PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Chief Justice.
This appeal involves the relative priorities of an asserted equitable lien, materialmen’s liens, and a deed to secure debt.
On January 7,1982, Forrest, Mackey and Associates, Inc., a real estate company (the realtor), sold Lot 4 of Hidden Lakes Subdivision to Roby and Mackey Contractors, Inc. (the builder), by warranty deed. On January 11, 1982, the builder obtained a $64,000 construction loan from, and gave a deed to secure debt on Lot 4 to, Citizens Bank (the lender). This security deed was recorded on January 22,1982, but the lender failed to record the warranty deed…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McDonald v. DabneySupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
- Shubert v. SpeirSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- McCandless v. Yorkshire Guarantee & Securities Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Murray v. ChulakSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Horner v. Savannah Valley Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Stearns Bank, N.A. v. Rent-A-Tent, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 2012
- Georgia Primary Bank v. Atlanta Paving, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
- Kelley v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (In re Bowers)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Georgia · 2018
- Riggins v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2011
- Fowler v. VineyardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
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