Rosenbaum v. First American National Bank of Nashville

OPINION

LEWIS, Judge..

Following a jury verdict for plaintiff Richard P. Rosenbaum of $75,000 and plaintiff Joann Rosenbaum of $15,000 against defendant-appellee First American National Bank of Nashville (Bank), the Trial Judge sustained the Bank’s motion to credit the judgments for sums paid to plaintiffs by defendant Murray Guard, Inc. (Murray) and defendant Earl Swensson Associates (ESA) to settle plaintiffs’ claims against Murray and ESA.

The plaintiffs contend that the Trial Judge erred in allowing credit because Murray and ESA were not joint tortfeasors with the Bank. They insist that the…