Ex Parte American General Finance, Inc.

The trial court entered a partial summary judgment in favor of the defendants American General Finance, Inc., Robert D. Faulkner, and James Sloop (collectively "American General"), in a fraud action by Mary L. Reynolds. The Court of Civil Appeals reversed that judgment. SeeReynolds v. American Gen. Fin., Inc., 795 So.2d 681 (Ala.Civ.App. 1999). We granted certiorari review to address the question whether, as a matter of law, the plaintiff Reynolds must be held to have discovered the alleged fraud more than two years before she filed her action; if so, then it is barred by the statute of…