Hattie Carnegie Industries, Inc. v. Lopreato

This is a civil action by the plaintiff, a New York corporation engaged in the costume jewelry business, to recover on a promissory note. The defendants, Antonio Lopreato, Veronica Lopreato and Lee Pelzman, are endorsers of a demand promissory note executed by Ron-Prin Supply and Equipment Co., Inc. and its successor RonPrin Jewelry Manufacturing Co., Inc., Rhode Island corporations also engaged in the jewelry business, hereinafter called Rón-Prin. The case was tried to a Superior Court justice, sitting without a jury, who rendered a decision for the defendants. The plaintiff has appealed to…