Parnell v. SouthTrust Bank of Etowah County, N.A.

ALMON, Justice.

This action was initiated by SouthTrust Bank of Etowah County, successor by merger to Coosa Valley Bank. SouthTrust sought judgment against Larry J. Parnell on a promissory note. Parnell counterclaimed against SouthTrust and filed third-party claims against Billy Ray Williams, vice-president of SouthTrust, and against J.C. Kilgore and Polystone Cultured Marble, Inc. The trial court granted summary judgments for SouthTrust on the complaint and counterclaim and for Williams on the third-party claim against him, entering orders of finality pursuant to Rule 54(b), A.R.Civ.P.

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