Brooks v. First State Bank, N.A.

JOHN B. ROBBINS, Judge.

| Appellant Ressie Brooks contends that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment to appellee First State Bank on her complaint for malicious prosecution and abuse of process.1 This suit arose after the bank permitted Brooks to withdraw funds from a check Brooks had deposited into her savings account that turned out to be counterfeit. The bank wanted Brooks to repay but she refused. This was reported to the police, which led to the prosecutor filing theft charges that were ultimately dismissed with a minimal restitution order. Brooks sued the bank for its…