Autoquip Corp. v. Nicholson & Associates, Inc.

DOWD, Judge.

Defendant Rite-Hite Corporation appeals from the judgment of the trial court, entered in accordance with a jury verdict, finding that Rite-Hite Corporation agreed to pay the debts owed to Autoquip Corporation by Nicholson & Associates, Inc. We affirm.

Plaintiff Autoquip Corporation (hereinafter Autoquip) is a manufacturer of hydraulic lifting equipment used on loading docks and industrial plants. Defendant Rite-Hite Corporation (hereinafter Rite-Hite) is a manufacturer of dock levelers and dock locks. Nicholson & Associates, Inc., (hereinafter N & A), a corporation owned by William…