Campbell v. Colonial Bank

MADDOX, Justice.

This appeal arises from an alleged breach of a loan commitment agreement. The trial court ruled that certain testimony offered by the plaintiffs was inadmissible, both under Ala.Code 1975, § 12-21-163 (the dead man’s statute), and under the parol evidence rule. Therefore, the trial court held that the plaintiffs had failed to establish substantial evidence to rebut the defendants’ prima facie showing that there existed a genuine issue of material fact and granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

On September 12, 1984, Supermug Company, Inc. (“Supermug”),…