A. M. Castle & Co. v. Public Service Underwriters

Plaintiff brought suit to recover upon a written guaranty given by defendant to secure payment of the purchase price of certain material ordered from plaintiff by a corporation not a party to this ac tion. Defendant denied liability on several grounds. Trial before the court without a jury resulted in findings and conclusions upon which judgment in favor of plaintiff was entered. Defendant has appealed.

A proper understanding of the case requires a statement of certain facts and circumstances antedating the execution of the guaranty and explanatory of the business relations and maneuvers of…