First Nat'l Bank of Antioch v. GUERRA CONST. CO.

Plaintiff, the First National Bank of Antioch, sued three defendants, Guerra Construction Company, Inc.; JVN, Inc.; and Hill-Behan Lumber Company, for payments allegedly due plaintiff under an assignment of accounts receivable which the bank obtained from Midwest Underground-Pierce & Sons, Inc. Of the three defendants, only Hill-Behan Lumber Company (hereafter referred to as defendant) is a party to this appeal. Defendant moved for a directed verdict at the close of plaintiff’s evidence, which motion was denied by the trial court. Defendant elected to stand on its motion and presented no…