Corbin v. Regions Bank

Ruffin, Presiding Judge.

Regions Bank (“Regions”) sued Earl M. Corbin to recover a deficiency under a retail installment contract after it repossessed and sold the vehicle securing that contract. Corbin counterclaimed, asserting, among other causes of action, claims for wrongful repossession, conversion, and defamation. The trial court granted partial summary judgment to Regions on these counterclaims, and Corbin appeals. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Regions on Corbin’s defamation counterclaim, but we reverse as to Corbin’s wrongful…