Legal Opinion
Centrust Mortgage Corp. v. Smith & Jenkins, P. C.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 28, 1996No. A95A2805PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Judge.
CenTrust Mortgage Corporation (CenTrust) appeals the dismissal of an action it filed against its attorneys regarding a botched real estate closing.
On August 3, 1990, appellees Smith & Jenkins, P. C., Stephen Jenkins and Richard Smith (hereinafter collectively “Smith & Jenkins”) acted as the closing agents for a mortgage loan extended by CenTrust to John B. Webster. The loan transaction was a refinance of two existing mortgages secured by a home located in Fulton County (the “property”). Title to the property was to be completely transferred to Webster, and the closing was to…
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