Musulin v. Woodtek, Inc.

This is an action on a promissory note in the amount of $80,000, executed in the name of defendant Woodtek, Inc., by Charles Bernert, defendant’s general manager and vice president. Plaintiff is the payee. Woodtek defended on the grounds that there was no consideration for the note, and that Bernert was without authority to execute it. The trial was to a jury, which returned a verdict for plaintiff. Defendant appeals from the judgment entered on the verdict.

The note was given in connection with the purchase by defendant of all the shares in Musulin Forest Products, Inc., in which plaintiff…