First Piedmont Bank and Trust Company v. Doyle

SHEPARD, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff bank in an action it brought against James Doyle, the guarantor of the debts of Mecco Unlimited, a corporation.

In late 1971 and early 1972 appellant-defendant Doyle signed two unconditional guarantees for any debts Mecco might owe respondent-plaintiff bank up to an amount of $4,400. Thereafter the bank honored overdraft checks by Mecco totalling $1,376 and extended credit on Mecco’s credit card account in the amount of $3,309. Mecco failed to pay bank upon demand and thereafter the bank brought this action…