First Commercial Bank, N.A. v. Walker

Ray Thornton, Justice.

Plaintiffs, Michael W. Walker, Aearth Development, Inc. (Aearth), Aearth Preparation, Inc., and Coal Processors, brought the underlying lender-liability action, asserting that wrongful actions of defendant, First Commercial Bank and its predecessors (the Bank), caused the failure of plaintiffs’ coal mining, processing, and sales business in the Arkansas River Valley. This is the second appeal involving the disposition of these issues. The first appeal followed the chancery court’s judgment in favor of the Bank on all allegations after a twelve-day trial. On appeal, the…