Rainier National Bank v. Lewis

— Rainier Bank loaned $27,800 to H. E. Steffensen, Inc., a Washington corporation (H.E.S., Inc.). As a condition to granting the loan, Rainier Bank required Mr. and Mrs. Steffensen, the principal shareholders, and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis to guarantee the loan.

At the time the loan was made, Betty Lewis, a domiciliary of Indiana, was residing in Washington and acting as secretary of H.E.S., Inc., and Mr. Lewis was residing in Indiana. Mrs. Lewis met with a bank manager and informed him that Mr. Lewis had agreed to give his personal guaranty on the loan. Rainier granted the loan to H.E.S., Inc., and…