Bradley v. Nall

J.C. Nall brought an action on a promissory note against H. Aubrey Taylor as maker and Marc E. Bradley "as guarantor" or accommodation party. Summary judgment was granted for plaintiff Nall against Taylor. After a trial, without a jury, judgment was entered against Bradley for $129,736.51, being principal and interest, less certain payments, and attorney fees. Taylor has not appealed.

The dispositive issue in this case is whether the trial court erred in admitting secondary evidence of an allegedly lost or destroyed legal document.

The facts leading to this lawsuit are that in 1981 Nall…