Opinion ID: 1676925
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Heading: conspiracyas to the chamberses and the carters

Text: Triple J and Herring argue that the Chamberses and the Carters conspired to defraud Triple J by agreeing to settle the Carters' claim against the Chamberses. A civil conspiracy requires a combination of two or more individuals to accomplish a lawful end by unlawful means. Drill Parts & Serv. Co. v. Joy Manufacturing Co., 619 So.2d at 1290 (quoting Nelson v. University of Alabama System, 594 So.2d 632, 634 (Ala.1992), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 113 S.Ct. 62, 121 L.Ed.2d 30 (1992)). A civil conspiracy action focuses not on the conspiracy alleged, but on the wrong committed by virtue of the alleged conspiracy. Sadie v. Martin, 468 So.2d 162, 165 (Ala. 1985). Conspiracy itself furnishes no civil cause of action. Allied Supply Co. v. Brown, 585 So.2d 33, 36 (Ala.1991). Therefore, a conspiracy claim must fail if the underlying act itself would not support an action. Id. Because we conclude that Triple J and Herring have made no allegations against either the Chamberses or the Carters that would support a conspiracy claim, we affirm that portion of the judgment based on the directed verdict in favor of the Chamberses and the Carters on the conspiracy claim.