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Brenton Bank & Trust Co., Clarion v. Beisner

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided July 26, 1978No. 61022PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

This appeal involves a problem in the law of guaranty relating to revocation.

On March 18, 1970, John Schutt executed and delivered to Wright County State Bank (now claimant Brenton Bank & Trust Company, Clarion, Iowa) his written guaranty containing the following clauses among others:

IN CONSIDERATION That The Wright County State Bank has heretofore and may hereafter . . . discount notes for, loan money to and furnish other banking accommodations to C. R. Nelson Construction Co. Inc. of Bel-mond, Iowa . . . the undersigned hereby absolutely and unconditionally guarantee to…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Exchange National Bank v. HuntWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Merchants' National Bank v. CresseySupreme Court of Iowa · 1914
  3. Corn Exchange Bank Trust Co. v. GiffordNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
  4. Union Trust & Savings Bank v. State BankSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
  5. Bennett v. Checotah State BankSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Gandy v. Park National BankSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
  2. Aetna Life Insurance Company v. David R. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
  3. Aterra 144, 1960 Grand Avenue, WDM, LLC v. David B. AndersCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2023
  4. Gandy v. Park National BankSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980

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