Rauch v. First National Bank in Little Rock

Conley Byrd, Justice.

John A. Rauch appeals from a judgment in favor of appellee First National Bank in Little Rock upon a guaranty signed by Rauch to accommodate John L. Copeland, Jr. For reversal he contends that his signature on the guaranty was obtained by fraudulent misrepresentation on the part of Finley Vinson, officer of the First National Bank; that the note or other instrument executed by John L. Copeland, Jr., was void under Ark. Stat. Ann. § 34-1604 (Repl. 1962,) having been executed for payment of a gambling obligation ; and that, since the bank waived its rights as to the…