LeaseAmerica Corp. v. Stewart

Larson, J.:

This is an interlocutory appeal by LeaseAmerica Corporation (LeaseAmerica) from the trial court’s order disqualifying its counsel from trying its case against Robert Stewart to recover the deficiency balance and accrued interest after the sale of motor homes it repossessed from Eldorado Motor Acceptance Corporation (Eldorado). The trial court’s order was predicated upon the possibility that LeaseAmerica’s counsel would be called by Stewart as a trial witness.

Eldorado leased 18 motor homes from LeaseAmerica. Stewart personally guaranteed payment of the sums due under the leases.…