Legal Opinion
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Nat'l Bank of Commerce
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 30, 2017No. 1150992PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MURDOCK, Justice.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. ("Wells Fargo"), appeals from the Jefferson Circuit Court's denial of its claim for attorney fees against National Bank of Commerce ("NBC"). We affirm the judgment of the circuit court.
I. Facts
The claim at issue in this appeal stems from a lawsuit concerning the deposit of a check issued on June 18, 2009, by Jennifer Champion, treasurer of Jefferson County, in the amount of $178,916.42 in settlement of claims made in Winston v. Jefferson County, Case No. CV-07-2297, a class-action lawsuit concerning excess tax bids. The check was drawn on Jefferson…
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