Lanasa v. Willey

This case involves an action on a promissory note. The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in limiting the payee’s recovery to one-half of the principal amount of the note.

Attorneys Watson M. Marshall and Edward E. Willey, Jr., represented Anthony V. Lanasa and Josephine L. Abbott, who are brother and sister, in two condemnation cases involving real property in which Lanasa and Abbott each owned a 50 % interest. The two cases were consolidated and tried in May 1993.

On June 7, 1993, the condemnation court confirmed an award of $255,073.90, plus accrued interest of $19,421.32,…