Newsome v. Charter Bank Colonial

OPINION

MURPHY, Chief Justice.

This is a suit for damages arising out of a garnishment action. Earl and Gail Newsome (“the Newsomes”) appeal from a judgment in favor of Charter Bank Colonial, Formerly Known as Colonial National Bank (“the Bank”). The Newsomes sued the Bank for conversion, fraudulent transfer, and conspiracy alleging that the Bank violated a writ of garnishment by failing to impound funds in certain accounts held in the names of the judgment debtors and third-parties. A jury rendered a verdict in favor of the Bank on all but one of the claims. After disregarding the jury’s…