Affiliated Foods Southwest, Inc. v. Moran

Andree Layton Roaf, Justice.

This case involves a question concerning the law of torts. Appellant, Affiliated Foods Southwest, Inc., is an Arkansas cooperative that sells groceries to its member shareholders at wholesale. Appellees Fletcher B. Moran and Thomas K. Moran operated a member grocery store in Mena, Moran’s Foodland, Inc. (Moran’s), which obtained groceries from appellant on open account. This case arose from an action filed by appellant against appellees as guarantors of a promissory note owed by Moran’s, after the grocery store had been placed in bankruptcy and sold. The appellees…