Ex Parte Farmers Exchange Bank

Sara Cole sued Jeffrey Allen Miller (who had sold her a used house) and Farmers Exchange Bank (which had provided financing for her to purchase the house). She sued in the Barbour Circuit Court, alleging fraudulent suppression or concealment related to the sale.

In Count Three, which contains the only allegation against the Bank, Cole alleges that the house had been inspected for termites; that the Bank knew or should have known that the house had termites and/or that it had termite damage; and that it proceeded to provide Cole financing to purchase the house, without informing her of the…