Amsouth Bank, N.A. v. City of Mobile

Plaintiffs AmSouth Bank, N.A., and Ava C. Festorazzi appeal from a summary judgment granted in favor of defendants City of Mobile and Ray Sumlin Construction Company, Inc. We affirm.

The issue presented is whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment based on its determination that, under the undisputed facts, AmSouth's and Festorazzi's claims were barred by the one-year statute of limitations as a matter of law.

AmSouth and Festorazzi, as co-trustees, are the owners of a building in downtown Mobile, Alabama, which has been leased to Julius S. Goldstein and Sons, Inc., a retail…