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United Community Bank “United” brought this multiple-count action against Marvin Nix Development Company, Marvin Nix and Donna Nix collectively “Nix”, seeking recovery on a promissory note and guaranty agreements, damages and cancellation of a sale for fraudulent transfer, and damages for conversion and unjust enrichment. The trial court granted partial summary judgment to United on Counts I and II recovery on the note and guaranty agreements and Count V conversion. The trial court expressly noted that the recoveries were separate and cumulative. In its sole enumeration of error, Nix complains that the trial court erred in entering judgment against it on the conversion claim as well as on the note, contending that this amounts to a double recovery on alternative remedies.1 We agree. We therefore vacate the trial court’s judgments and remand this case for United to elect its remedy.

The parties do not dispute that United loaned Nix $1,677,097.70 for a real estate development, that Marvin Nix personally guaranteed the loan, and that Nix defaulted on the loan. The promissory note recites that the loan is secured by a tract of land and by “all of grantor’s right, title and interest in and to sewer tap agreement with the City of Cumming.” Nix acknowledges that $600,000.00 of the loan was used to purchase the sewer taps.

 
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