First Bank of Southwest Mississippi v. Bidwell

DAN M. LEE, Justice,

for the court:

First Bank of Southwest Mississippi appeals a $20,000.00 judgment entered against it in the Circuit Court of Pike County-

On September 15, 1983, Bernard C. Bid-well brought suit against the Bank alleging a breach of contract and negligence.

The complaint alleged that Bidwell and his father, B.W. Bidwell, on or about March 30, 1982 leased a safe-deposit box at the bank as joint tenants with right of surviv-orship. Bidwell alleged that after B.W. Bidwell died on or about October 12, 1982, the bank wrongfully allowed Shirley R. Dykes, B.W. Bidwell’s roommate, to…