Legal Opinion
Knox v. Cook
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided September 22, 1989No. 87-868PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShanahan, J.
Kenneth B. and Marilyn M. Knox brought an action in the district court for Gage County to recover on a personal guaranty signed by the defendants, David O. Carlson, William W. Cook, Jr., and Walter G. Nickel. The district court, after finding that the provisions of the guaranty were ambiguous, received extrinsic evidence regarding the parties’ intent for the guaranty and subsequently determined that the defendants were not liable to Knoxes on the guaranty.
Knoxes appeal and contend that (1) the district court erred in its conclusion that the guaranty was ambiguous, (2) the district court erred…
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