Ex Parte First Ala. Bank of Montgomery, N.A.

Petitioner First Alabama Bank of Montgomery (Bank) seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the trial court to transfer the case from Baldwin to Montgomery County.

Barclay International, Inc., (Barclay) and its president, Joseph Dzwonkowski, and his wife, Patricia Dzwonkowski, filed suit against Bank. Bank had called upon a letter of credit given to it as further assurance of the payment on industrial bonds which Bank held. The complaint alleges that Bank misapplied the proceeds from the letter of credit, causing Barclay to be declared in default on the bonds. Barclay and the individual plaintiffs…