Bennett v. Baugh

This appeal arises out of a breach of contract action. The dispute at trial centered on the validity and enforceability of a promissory note that plaintiff, an attorney, negotiated with defendants to secure payment for plaintiffs legal services. At the time the note was negotiated, plaintiff represented a corporation in which defendants were the sole shareholders. By signing the note, defendants personally obligated themselves to pay for the legal services to the corporation. Plaintiff sued to enforce the note; defendants, by various affirmative defenses, alleged that the note was…