First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. v. Strable

Shaw, Judge:

Respondent, First Citizens Bank and Trust Company of South Carolina, Trustee U/T/I Dated May 21,1976, initiated *147this action by filing suit to collect its promissory note. Appellant, Donald J. Strable, appeals from pre-trial orders denying his motions for joinder. Strable also appeals from the trial court’s order granting the bank’s motion for involuntary dismissal of his counterclaim. We affirm.

In May of 1980, Strable purchased a house and farm for $145,000.00 from the bank which held title to the property as trustee under a trust set up by the late David E. Reynolds. The bank…