Valley Min. Corp., Inc. v. Metro Bank

The maker of a promissory note and individual guarantors appeal from a judgment entered against them pursuant to a jury verdict, claiming:(1) The trial court incorrectly instructed the jury that they could not find the guarantors liable on the note unless they also found the principal debtor liable.(2) The testimony of an F.B.I. agent, even though relevant, was highly prejudicial, and should have been excluded because it suggested that a federal investigation of the events surrounding the case had been conducted.(3) The trial judge should have instructed the jury that if the creditor dealt…