GREAT WESTERN BANK v. SOUTHEASTERN BANK

No. A98A1158.

507 S.E.2d 191 (1998)

234 Ga. App. 420

GREAT WESTERN BANK et al. v. SOUTHEASTERN BANK.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Certiorari Denied February 5, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oliver, Maner & Gray, Inman G. Hodges, Patricia T. Paul, Savannah, for appellants.

Kent, Worsham & Smart, A. Martin Kent, Hugh M. Worsham, Jr., Savannah, Marvin L. Pipkin, Saint Simons Island, for appellee.


BEASLEY, Judge.

Southeastern Bank filed this action for abusive litigation against Great Western Bank, and against the attorneys who represented Great Western, in its suit against Southeastern in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Defendants moved to dismiss on the ground that a state action for abusive litigation may not be brought where the plaintiff had the remedy of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 sanctions available in underlying...

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