Legal Opinion
Boca Petroco, Inc. v. Petroleum Realty II
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 8, 2009No. S08G2019, S08G2020, S08G2025, S08G2043, S08G2044PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals in the whole court case Boca Petroco v. Petroleum Realty II, 292 Ga. App. 833 (666 SE2d 12) (2008),1 and related panel cases applying the whole court holding2 to address the issue of whether a lis pendens may be filed in Georgia to give notice of litigation pending outside of Georgia that involves the Georgia property.3 Finding that a notice of lis pendens may not be filed in such situation, we affirm the judgments of the Court of Appeals.4
The facts giving rise to this litigation are detailed in the whole court opinion of the Court…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Scroggins v. EdmondsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Belleville State Bank v. SteeleWisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
- Vance v. Lomas Mortgage USA, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Kerns v. KernsSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
- Scarborough v. LongSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
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3Cited by16 opinions
- IMS Health Inc. v. MillsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
- Triple Eagle Associates, Inc. v. Pbk, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
- Baxter v. Bayview Loan Servicing, LLCCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
- NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION v. McCREACourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
- Conrad v. WilkinsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2017
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