Burt, Vetterlein & Bushnell, P.C. v. Stein

*365JOSEPH, C. J.

Plaintiff, a law firm, brought this action to recover on defendant’s guaranty of the debt that his brother had incurred for legal services. Judgment was entered for defendant after atrial to the court. He raised 7 affirmative defenses and asserts that the judgment could properly be based on any of 5 of them.1

In June, 1988, Alexander Stein (Stein) executed a retainer agreement with plaintiff for legal services. His account was soon in arrears and, in September 1988, to ensure plaintiffs continued services, he assigned to plaintiff 71,500 shares of stock in In Focus Systems, Inc.2…