Calgati Chemical Co. v. Weiland

Beasley, Chief Judge.

Egle Gatins Weiland sued her brother, Martin Gatins, and the company of which he was president, Calgati Chemical Company, Ltd., to recover $10,000 allegedly owed on a promissory note.

Calgati is a Georgia corporation. The original principals of the company were Kenneth Callaway, the majority stockholder, and Gatins, a shareholder.

Prior to Gatins’ termination as president, he wrote to his sister Weiland, stating that he and Callaway were facing a temporary cash flow shortfall at Calgati and asking whether she would make “me or Calgati a 45-day loan of $10,000.” Two days…