Skillman v. First State Bank of Altoona

Clara Skillman and Julius Eugene Skillman, Sr., appellants, sued the First State Bank of Altoona, appellee, for wrongfully garnishing $956.34 from their joint account in the First Alabama Bank of Gadsden. The trial court granted summary judgment for appellee. Central to the case is the res judicata effect of a prior default judgment in favor of appellee and a subsequent hearing on the default judgment.

On January 2, 1975, appellee instituted suit against Mrs. Skillman for a debt owed appellee. The trial judge granted a default judgment in favor of appellee for $2,904.35 on February 5. A writ…