Aluminum Co. of America v. Home Can Manufacturing Corp.

Defendant, Richard A. Keefe, incorrectly named in the pleadings as Richard Keefe, Sr. (hereinafter referred to as defendant), appeals from a judgment of the circuit court finding him secondarily liable on a note executed by codefendant Home Can Manufacturing Corporation (Home Can) and awarding plaintiff, Aluminum Company of America, also known as ALCOA, $16,248.61 plus $8,361.77 in interest, or a total of $24,610.38. 1 Defendant’s primary argument on appeal is that he was discharged from liability as a guarantor of the note by the subsequent making of six installment notes without his consent…