Ronald W. Kafka v. Bellevue Corporation, John M. Bellevue and Robert R. Bellevue

BAUER, Chief Judge.

Ronald Kafka sued John M. “Jack” Belle-vue, his son Robert Bellevue, and Bellevue Corporation for failing to honor alleged guarantees on three promissory notes. The complaint was brought in federal court under diversity jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1332. After a one-day bench trial, the district court entered judgment against Kafka on two of the three counts. Kafka appeals the adverse rulings.

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The parties stipulated to nearly all the relevant facts in their final, written, pretrial order. (R. 145). Unless otherwise noted, the agreed facts are as follows. Ronald Kafka is a…