WEITNAUER TRADING COMPANY LTD. v. ANNIS

No. 673, Docket 74-2276.

516 F.2d 878 (1975)

WEITNAUER TRADING COMPANY LTD., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Morton L. ANNIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided May 28, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norton I. Katz, New York City (Leslie D. Corwin, and Rich, Krinsly, Poses, Katz & Lillienstein, New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Victor A. Kovner, New York City (John C. Lankenau, Wikler, Gottlieb, Taylor & Howard, and Lankenau, Kovner & Bickford, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HAYS, GURFEIN and Van GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judges.


Van GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:

This action was brought to recover on two writings, the first guaranteeing payment of a corporate indebtedness up to $100,000 and the second guaranteeing payment of an additional indebtedness up to $50,000. Defendant-appellant did not recall signing the first and denied signing the second.

The testimony of an eyewitness to the signing, buttressed by a handwriting expert and appellant's admissions, satisfied the District Court...

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