Brad's Industries, Inc. v. Coast Bank

ALMON, Justice.

This is an appeal from summary judgment for the corporate maker of a note and three of four people alleged to be guarantors of the note. The Rule 56 summary judgment was made final by an order pursuant to Rule 54(b), A.R.Civ.P.

Brad’s Industries, Inc. (Brad’s), a California corporation, executed a note payable to Coast Bank in the amount of $397,002.00 on January 8, 1980. Four suretyship agreements executed the same day bear signatures of John C. Bradford, Steven C. Bradford, Stan L. Bradford, and (purportedly) Connie L. Bradford,1 Alabama residents who are the individual…