Barnes v. White County Bank

Carley, Judge.

Appellant brought suit against appellee-bank, alleging that it had wrongfully cashed a cashier’s check payable to him and another without verifying the endorsement or the authority of the person to whom the funds were disbursed. Appellee answered and counterclaimed for punitive damages and the expenses of litigation, including attorney’s fees. The counterclaim alleged that the appellant’s complaint was unfounded and without merit, and had been filed for the purpose of unjust harassment of appellee. The counterclaim also alleged that appellant had been stubbornly litigious and…