Dennis v. South Carolina National Bank

Gardner, Judge:

Herbert Dennis, d/b/a Dennis Construction Company (Dennis), brought this action against South Carolina National Bank (SCN) to recover $83,414.16 representing 170 forged checks debited to his account. The jury returned a verdict for Dennis in the amount of $41,707.08. We affirm.

FACTS

A cursory reading of the record reflects that Dennis talks in a very uneducated manner, has a sixth grade education and has limited experience in keeping business records. Dennis, at the time of the trial of this case, was 61 years old. He had been a construction worker until the Fall of 1984 when he…