First Bank of Boaz v. Fielder

The defendant, First Bank of Boaz ("the Bank"), appeals from a judgment entered on a $104,000 jury verdict for the plaintiff, Helen Fielder, who, individually, and as administratrix of the estate of her husband, D.B. Fielder, had alleged fraud in connection with a home improvement loan. We affirm.

The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, as the applicable standard of review requires us to view it, see Warren v. Ousley, 440 So.2d 1034, 1037 (Ala. 1983) (dealing with sufficiency of the evidence), shows the following: The Fielders went to the Bank to discuss the…