FUNDING CONSULTANTS, INC. v. AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY CO.


187 Conn. 637 (1982)

FUNDING CONSULTANTS, INC. v. AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released July 27, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Heinlein, with whom, on the brief, was Robert L. Hirtle, Jr., for the appellant (defendant Benjamin C. Preisner).

Paul M. Sabetta, for the appellee (plaintiff).

SPEZIALE, C. J., PETERS, HEALEY, GRILLO and COVELLO, JS.


PETERS, J.

In this suit on a promissory note, the dispositive issue is whether a maker of a note may introduce expert testimony to challenge the good faith of a person seeking to enforce the note as a holder in due course. The plaintiff, Funding Consultants, Inc., brought an action, initially only against the defendant Aetna Casualty and Surety Co., Inc., but ultimately also against the defendant Benjamin C. Preisner,

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