Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph v. Sohm

HOWE, Associate Chief Justice:

Defendants Dallan L. Sohm and Keith E. Sohm appeal from a judgment of the district court holding them liable on their personal guarantees for telephone services furnished by plaintiff Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph to a corporation with which they were associated.

In February 1979, Career Concepts, Inc., entered into a “Tela Lease” for PBX switching equipment with plaintiff. The lease provided that it could be terminated before the end of its term by the lessee upon sixty days’ written notice and the payment of an early termination charge, the amount of…