Guenin v. Benson

The instant action involves the procurement of a $33,315.93 promissory note. The defendant/appellant, Robert A. Benson, is aggrieved by the trial court’s ruling which granted summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff/appellee, Louis M. Guenin. This appeal raises the issues of whether, in granting summary judgment, the court committed error because the plaintiff/appellee filed some supporting documents unaccompanied by authenticating affidavits and whether the assertion of affirmative defenses, namely duress, relieves the defendant/appellant of obligations incurred in the execution of the…