Pawnee County Bank v. Droge

Plaintiff-appellant, Pawnee County Bank, a Nebraska banking corporation (hereafter Bank), brought this action in the district court for Pawnee County, Nebraska, against defendant-appellee, Kermit Droge, on a guaranty signed by Droge. The defendant affirmatively alleged that he signed the guaranty as a result of misrepresentation and undue influence by the Bank through the action of its officer and employee. A general jury verdict was returned in the defendant’s favor. We reverse.

On October 12, 1984, the Bank filed a petition alleging that “Gary E. Droge, the son of the Defendant... for a…