Sager v. Basham

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the evidence is sufficient to support a jury verdict, approved by the trial court, in favor of the plaintiff. More specifically, we must decide whether there is sufficient evidence of consideration to support a finding of a valid, enforceable contract.

W.T. Basham sued Regina R. Sager on a note, executed by Sager, purporting to indemnify Basham for any loss he might incur as surety on a certain bail bond. The trial court refused to strike Basham’s evidence, both at the conclusion of Basham’s case-in-chief and at the conclusion of all the evidence.…