Rotert v. Faulkner

CROW, Judge.

Charles E. Faulkner and Alice M. Faulkner, makers of a promissory note, appeal from a judgment against them for the full amount of the note. They argue that, as a matter of law, they owe only half the balance due. The facts are undisputed.

The Faulkners signed the note September 29, 1977. It was payable to the order of Elmer E. Miller and Ronald R. Rotert “as joint tenants and not as tenants in common.” The principal amount was $25,000, “with interest thereon from the date of death of Elmer E. Miller” at the rate of eight percent per annum. Principal and interest were payable in…