First Palmetto State Bank & Trust Co. v. Simkins

Shaw, Judge:

Respondent, First Palmetto State Bank and Trust Company, (hereinafter First Palmetto), sued appellant, A. Wilson Simkins, for judgment on a promissory note. Sim-kins answered and counterclaimed for damages alleging conspiracy to defraud. The trial judge granted First Palmetto’s motion for dismissal to the counterclaim and, following a nonjury trial, found in favor of First Palmetto. Simkins appeals. We affirm.

In March of 1985, Joel Hendrix, owner of the adult book store Carolina Amusements, contacted Rick Bradley, a vice president of First Palmetto, to procure a loan to finance…