Georgia Court of Appeals

Tyler Berryhill et al. v. Miguel Lopez

A25A1817 January 7, 2026 Reversed

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What the court decided

The issue is whether a first-position security deed is void because the underlying debt lacks consideration, and key facts include that Chandani Patel executed an unsecured note promising to repay a loan from Sanderwala for $187,151 with no money changing hands at that time. The court reverses the trial court's conclusion that the First-Position Deed was based on an alleged debt void for lack of consideration, holding that the underlying note and security deed are enforceable and valid debts.