Security Pacific National Bank v. Geernaert
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
Introduction
BALLANTYNE, J.
Security Pacific National Bank (Security Pacific) made a series of crop loans to Switchback Ranch between 1982 and 1984. The ranch, run as a general partnership, defaulted on loan payments causing Security Pacific to bring this action. In addition to the default, bitter disputes arose between the general partners. Bruce Geernaert eventually bought out the other partners and agreed to indemnify them for any claims by Security Pacific. In the fall of 1985, the bank brought a motion for summary judgment against Bruce Geernaert and his wife, Daphne Geernaert,…
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