Legal Opinion
City Bank of Alabama v. Eskridge
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 5, 1988No. 86-992PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from a judgment based on a jury verdict awarding Robert Eskridge $1,138.98 in compensatory damages and $62,500 in punitive damages against City Bank of Alabama (now Bank of Alabama) and Guy Sutterer for fraud regarding Eskridge's withdrawal of a certificate of deposit (CD).
In January 1984, Robert Eskridge purchased a three-year CD for $44,000 from City Bank; he concurrently opened a checking account at the bank, to which the interest on the certificate was to be credited on the first of each month. At the time he purchased the CD, Eskridge was told that an early withdrawal…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hammond v. City of GadsdenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
- B & M HOMES, INC. v. HoganSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- Vest v. GaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1963
- Alabama Power Company v. MosleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
- Ridout's-Brown Service, Inc. v. HollowaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Tapscott v. MS Dealer Service Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- Green Oil Co. v. HornsbySupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Moore v. Mobile Infirmary Ass'nSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Henderson by Hartsfield v. Alabama PowerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Ex Parte GilesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
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