Legal Opinion
Great American Indemnity Co. v. BERRYESSA
Utah Supreme Court
Decided September 23, 1952No. 7680Published
1Opinion of the Court
122 Utah 243 (1952)
248 P.2d 367
GREAT AMERICAN INDEMNITY CO.
v.
BERRYESSA et al.
No. 7680.
Supreme Court of Utah.
Decided September 23, 1952.
Thatcher & Young, LeRoy B. Young, Ogden, for appellant.
Howell, Stine & Olmstead, Ogden, for respondent.
WADE, Justice.
The Great American Indemnity Company, appellant herein, brought this suit against Frank Berryessa and W.S. Berryessa, the obligors on a joint promissory note. Frank Berryessa was not served with summons and did not participate in the trial. W.S. Berryessa pleaded as defenses duress and lack of consideration and also counterclaimed for the return…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Fox v. Piercey, Chief of the Fire DepartmentUtah Supreme Court · 1951
- Simon Newman Co. v. WoodsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1927
- Ellison v. PingreeUtah Supreme Court · 1924
- Great American Indemnity Co. v. BERRYESSAUtah Supreme Court · 1952
- Payson Building & Loan Soc. v. TaylorUtah Supreme Court · 1935