Court Opinion

ID: 9602179
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 01:52:19.927499+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:02:02.855605
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Quillian, Judge,
dissenting as to Division 2.
Here, the burden was upon the plaintiffs to establish they made a valid tender. See Code § 20-1105; Daniel v. Dalton News Co., 48 Ga. App. 772, 773 (173 SE 727); Rochester Capital Leasing Corp. v. Christian, 109 Ga. App. 818, 821 (137 SE2d 518) and cases cited; Bruce v. Crews, 39 Ga. 544 (3). For there to have been a valid tender, these three actions were essential: (1) tender of a check for the down payment in the amount of $15,750, (2) tender of a promissory note in the amount of $36,750, (3) tender of a security deed.
The plaintiffs introduced evidence with regard to the tender of a check, but the trial judge found that there was insufficient evidence to establish that two security instruments which were offered in evidence were the ones which were allegedly tendered to the defendant. The *153instruments were ruled out and do not appear in the evidence before us. While it was established that "something” was tendered (which certainly is not enough), it was not shown that the essential promissory note or the essential security deed was tendered.
The cases cited by the majority deal with the principle that waiver results where tender is rejected without a statement that the ground of objection is the medium of payment. There is no waiver where a full tender is not made, unless the party unmistakedly refuses any tender. Code § 20-1105 requires a tender "in full of the specific debt, and not in part.” State Highway Dept. v. Hewitt Contr. Co., 115 Ga. App. 606 (lb) (155 SE2d 422).
There is no evidence here that would support a finding that the defendant by her action waived any offer of tender. Compare Blount v. Lynch, 24 Ga. App. 217, 221 (2) (100 SE 644); Leggett v. Todd, 110 Ga. App. 41 (5) (137 SE2d 742). The plaintiffs having the burden of showing that they made a full and complete tender failed to do so and hence a verdict in their favor should not stand.
I am authorized to state that Chief Judge Bell and Judge Pannell concur in this dissent.