Whitelock v. Geiger

Plaintiff, Jack Whitelock, and defendant, James Geiger, appeal an order denying relief to Whitelock on his complaint to collect the monies due and owing from Geiger on two promissory notes, and to Geiger on his counterclaim seeking damages for fraud and breach of an oral contract.

James Geiger was the owner-operator of Bahama-American, Inc., a truck-stop business which was losing money. Geiger hired Jack Whitelock to act as economic advisor for the purpose of developing the business into a profitable venture. Geiger contends that in the event this goal could not be attained, Whitelock agreed…