EDWIN MENA and CARLA MENA v. SANTIAGO URIBE

Edwin and Carla Mena (“Defendants”) appeal from a final summary judgment entered in favor of Santiago Uribe (“Plaintiff”). For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the summary judgment on the issue of liability but reverse and remand on the issue of damages.

In 2014, Plaintiff sued Defendants for $22,000 after they defaulted on certain loans. The complaint alleged that Plaintiff and Defendants entered into “business transactions” which resulted in Plaintiff lending them money. As collateral for the loans, Plaintiff was given a possessory lien on a Ford F850 truck belonging to Defendants.…