Butler Paper Company v. Business Forms, Ltd., and Maneke-Kinzie Printing Company

HILL, Circuit Judge.

This diversity action was instituted by Butler Paper against Maneke-Kinzie to recover on a guaranty in which Ma-neke-Kinzie agreed to guarantee payment for paper used by Business Forms and supplied by Butler Paper, and for recovery against Business Forms on its contracts of purchase. The district court concluded upon its own findings that Butler failed to tender sufficient evidence to sustain its burden of proof and accordingly held that Maneke-Kinzie was free from liability on its guaranty. This appeal followed with appellant Butler essentially arguing that the district…