Legal Opinion

Smith v. AmSouth Bank, Inc.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 7, 2004No. 1022090PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Melvin Smith, individually and d/b/a Specialty Motor Cars ("Smith"), appeals from a summary judgment entered by the Dallas Circuit Court in favor of AmSouth Bank, Inc.

Smith is a wholesale automotive dealer doing business out of his home in Wilsonville. He incorporated "Specialty Motor Cars, Inc." in 1976, but dissolved the corporation in 1980. He never re-incorporated, nor did he register "Specialty Motor Cars" as a tradename with the Alabama Secretary of State. However, Smith resumed his wholesale automotive operation under the name "Specialty Motor Cars." He conducts business solely with…

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2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. West v. Founders Life Assur. Co. of FloridaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
  2. Bass v. SOUTHTRUST BANK OF BALDWIN CTY.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1989
  3. Wilson v. BrownSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  4. Williams v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2003
  5. Software Design & Application, Ltd. v. Hoefer & Arnett, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1996

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. SFS Check, LLC v. First Bank of DelawareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2014
  2. Brunson v. Affinity Federal Credit UnionSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2009
  3. Proctor v. Fluor Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
  4. Hanh H. Duong v. Bank One, N.A.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2005
  5. Melissa Ann Bobo v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2017

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