Barber v. Emporium Partnership

DURHAM, Justice:

Appellants challenge a trial court order renewing a judgment against them and dismissing their counterclaim and third-party claim. They also challenge a judgment for sanctions against their attorney. We affirm but vacate the renewal of the judgment against Don White.

This ease has a long and tortured history. Appellees Norman and Helen Barber originally filed a complaint in January 1979, seeking payment of a promissory note executed by appellants Von Stocking and Don White as general partners of The Emporium Partnership. In a judgment dated April 18, 1979, the trial court found…