Coffee v. Coffee

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is a suit brought by Giddeon Coffee (as guarantor) and the Nixon State Bank against Homer Kent Coffee, defendant, seeking to recover the overdue outstanding balance on a promissory note, interest and attorney’s fees. The defendant filed a cross-action alleging that he had furnished labor to plaintiff (Giddeon Coffee) in plaintiff’s lumber yard, home construction and home improvement business, or in the alternative, that the plaintiff and defendant were partners in such business. Homer Coffee prayed for an accounting and his share of the partnership profits. The…