First National Bank of Bluefield v. Clark

This is an appeal by The First National Bank of Bluefíeld, a national banking association, from an order of the Circuit Court of Mercer County, West Virginia, ignoring a jury verdict awarding the bank prejudgment interest in a contract action and granting the appellees a judgment notwithstanding the verdict on the prejudgment interest question. On appeal, the bank claims that the circuit court erred in granting the judgment notwithstanding the verdict. After reviewing the facts and the questions presented, this Court agrees. Accordingly, the judgment notwithstanding the verdict of the Circuit…