Rankin v. First Nat. Bank of Alabama

This is an appeal from a final judgment of the Circuit Court of Baldwin County in favor of the defendant, First National Bank of Alabama (First National). The plaintiff, Virginia F. Rankin, sought a judgment declaring that a promissory note and two mortgages securing payment of the note were void as to her. The note and mortgages had been executed by the plaintiff and her husband in favor of First National, in order to refinance pre-existing indebtedness.

In her complaint the plaintiff alleged that First National had fraudulently concealed the fact that the instruments executed by her were, in…