Legal Opinion

Mulligan v. Security Bank of Bibb County

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 3, 2006No. A06A0566PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bernes, Judge.

Appellants Don T. Mulligan, Patsy L. Ruip and Virginia Ann Mulligan appeal the trial court’s decision ordering that county ad valorem taxes be paid from surplus proceeds obtained from a foreclosure sale. We affirm.

“When a question of law is at issue, as here, we owe no deference to the trial court’s ruling and apply the ‘plain legal error’ standard of review.” (Citation omitted.) Suarez v. Halbert, 246 Ga. App. 822, 824 (1) (543 SE2d 733) (2000). The record in this case shows that on September 14, 2001, appellants, along with James R. Spires, executed a Real Estate Deed to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. National Tax Funding v. Harpagon Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  2. East Atlanta Bank v. LimbertSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  3. Teachers' Retirement System v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Jones v. Morse Bros. Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1931
  5. Community Bank v. Handy Auto Parts, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Iglesia Del Dios Vivo Columna Y Apoyo De La Verdad La Luz Del Mundo, Inc. v. DowningCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  2. Fulton County Board of Assessors v. Calliope Properties, LLCCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  3. Geary v. Wilshire Credit Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  4. Jackson v. Wellington & Assocs., LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2019
  5. Iglesia Del Dios Vivo Columna Y Apoyo De La Verdad La Luz Del Mundo Inc. v. Gail Downing in Her Official Capacity as Tax Commissioner of Cobb County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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