Nokota Feeds, Inc. v. State Bank of Lakota

VOGEL, Judge.

The appeal is from a jury verdict in favor of the defendant State Bank of Lakota in an action for a balance due the plaintiff-appellant for turkey feed and supplies furnished to Floyd D. Eaton, who originally was a codefendant. Eaton confessed judgment at the commencement of the trial, and is not a party to the appeal.

The claim against the bank was based on an alleged guaranty of payment of sums due the plaintiff from Eaton. It is undisputed that the defendant bank agreed to “finance” Eaton in his turkey-raising business, but the parties are in sharp disagreement as to the legal…