Wall Street Management & Capital, Inc. v. Crites

This case involves a contract purportedly signed by defendant1 that guaranteed the repayment of certain loans made by plaintiff to defendant’s son. After defendant’s son failed to pay his debt, plaintiff brought this action against defendant based on the guaranty. Defendant quickly moved for summary judgment, arguing that the guaranty was not an enforceable contract. Defendant first maintained that someone forged his signature on the guaranty. Defendant also argued that, even if he had signed the guaranty, it still would not be enforceable, because the signed guaranty was merely an offer to…