Pham v. Mongiello

KIDD, Justice.

Appellant Julian Pham appeals from the trial court’s order granting appellee Luis Mongiello’s motion for summary judgment and awarding Mongiello $12,341.83 in dam ages and $1,000 in attorney’s fees. We will affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

On September 27, 1997, to help his friend Deborah Leffingwell lease an apartment, Pham signed an agreement stating he would guarantee payment to her landlord of all obligations or indebtedness incurred under the lease by Leffingwell. Mongiello eventually evicted Leffingwell for non-payment of rent and for having two dogs in the…