Vincent v. First Alabama Bank

LYONS, Justice.

Donald J. Vincent sued First Alabama Bank (hereinafter “First Alabama”) and his former wife, Betty Jo Vincent (hereinafter “ex-wife”), seeking damages based on allegations of negligence, breach of contract, conversion, and wantonness, all resulting from First Alabama’s allowing the ex-wife unauthorized access to two safe-deposit boxes held by Vincent, one at First Alabama’s Brookwood branch and the other at its Bessemer branch. Vincent alleged that his ex-wife wrongfully gained access to the safe-deposit boxes and stole $500,000 in cash that he says was in the boxes. A jury…