Stearns Bank, N.A. v. Dozetos

DOYLE, Presiding Judge.

This case arises from a 2008 action to quiet title as to approximately 14 acres of land known as 2441 Branch Road, Monroe County, Georgia, filed by Keith and Lori Dozetos. Specifically named in the action were, inter alia, Keith’s mother, Bea Nickelson; Earl C. Mitchell, Jr., d/b/a BBS Construction Company; and E-Bank, the predecessor in interest to the current appellant, Stearns Bank, N. A. (“Stearns”). In addition to the petition to quiet title, the Dozetoses alleged fraud, breach of contract, and unjust enrichment against Nickelson.1

In response to the Dozetoses’…