Legal Opinion
New England Merchants National Bank v. Coleman R. Rosenfield, and Gladys Rosenfield
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 1, 1982No. 77-1627PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
New England Merchants National Bank of Boston, Massachusetts (New England Merchants), brought this diversity action against Coleman and Gladys Rosenfield, the guarantors of several defaulted promissory notes given the bank by a bankrupt restaurant chain, Mama Tino, Inc. The amount due on the notes, $371,196, was not in dispute, but the Rosenfields denied they were liable to the bank as guarantors. The case was tried to a jury, and at the close of all the evidence the court directed a verdict in favor of the bank. In this appeal, the Rosenfields argue on several grounds…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- United States v. GeneresSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Milliken v. PrattMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
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