Volvo of America Corp. v. Gibson

Volvo of America Corporation (hereinafter “Volvo”), lessor, brought an action for breach of an automobile leasing contract against Jonathan H. Gibson, lessee (hereinafter “lessee”), and James H. Gibson, personal guarantor of lessee’s obligation (hereinafter “guarantor”). Judgment was entered for Volvo after a bench trial in the amount of $2,927. Defendants’ post-trial motion for a new trial asserted that testimony concerning a prior automobile leasing agreement between the same parties was improperly excluded and that a motion for a continuance in order to amend the answer had been improperly…