Kirkpatrick v. First State Bank

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered by the Howard County Circuit Court against the appellant, Lonnie Kirkpatrick, for some $28,000.00, plus interest and attorney fees, on a note Kirkpatrick co-signed in favor of the appellee, the First State Bank of DeQueen.

We agree with the appellant that the court erred in entering summary judgment for which execution could issue.

The bank sued Kirkpatrick and Frank Ramsey for a debt evidenced by a promissory note they co-signed on October 14, 1976, in the amount of $28,000.00. The money was to be used as consideration…