Farmer City State Bank v. Guingrich

Plaintiff filed a complaint against defendant seeking to enforce a loan guaranty agreement signed by defendant. Defendant’s affirmative defenses alleging negligence and fraud were dismissed prior to trial. Following a bench trial, the trial court entered judgment for plaintiff and against defendant in the amount of $204,858.17 plus costs and denied defendant’s request for reformation of the loan guaranty agreement. On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court improperly dismissed the affirmative defenses and that the trial court’s finding that the evidence was insufficient to establish…