Duke v. First National Bank of Port Arthur

OPINION

BROOKSHIRE, Justice.

Suit on a promissory note and security agreement. In a bench trial, the judgment was rendered against J.B. Duke and Raymond Freeman. Duke perfected this appeal.

Although the Appellant’s brief is styled “Brief for Appellants J.B. Duke and Raymond Freeman”, it appears that the active Appellant arguing for relief is J.B. Duke. Sometime in 1980 Raymond Freeman arranged for the purchase of an eighteen-wheeler rig. He planned that his son would be able and qualified to act as the principal operator of the rig. The First National Bank of Port Arthur financed the…