Legal Opinion

University Bank and Trust Co. v. Elaine D. Dunton

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided July 24, 1981No. 80-1828PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

University Bank and Trust Co. appeals the decision of the district court finding Elaine D. Dunton to have been released from liability on her guaranty of a loan made by the bank to her husband and his business firm, Metal Blasting & Coating Company. We affirm the judgment of the district court in this diversity case.

On July 15, 1976, the bank loaned Kim-ball Dunton and his company $150,000. The day before, Elaine Dunton, the wife of Kimball Dunton, 1 executed a separate guaranty agreement with the bank, guaranteeing the loan. The loan was also secured by…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Guild v. ButlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1879
  3. Provident Co-Operative Bank v. James Talcott, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
  4. St John's College v. . &198tna Indemnity Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
  5. Warren v. LyonsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890

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  4. Uniwest Mortgage Co. v. Dadecor Condominiums, Inc., and Brett DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
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