American Oil Co. v. Valenti

This case concerns the liability of a surety on a negotiable promissory note and a simultaneous contract of guaranty. When the principal debtor, John Valenti, refused to make certain payments alleged to be due to the plaintiff, American Oil Company (hereinafter “Amoco”), the plaintiff brought suit against John Valenti, his wife Dorothy Valenti, and his father James Valenti, the present defendant. The suit against John Valenti and Dorothy Valenti was nonsuited as the result of the nonproduction by the plaintiff of certain documents ordered pursuant to a motion for disclosure. Although the…