HOFFMAN v. FRANKLIN COUNTY MERCANTILE BANK

No. 46751.

666 S.W.2d 446 (1984)

Charles L. HOFFMAN and Merily J. Hoffman, his wife, Appellants, v. FRANKLIN COUNTY MERCANTILE BANK, and Bruce A. Smith and Harry L. Wilson, Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Six.

February 14, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred Roth, St. Louis, for appellants.

James W. Erwin, St. Louis, for defendants Franklin County Bank and Bruce A. Smith.

Walter A. Murray, Jr., Union, for defendant Wilson.

Before REINHARD, P.J., and CLARK and MOORE, Special Judges.


DONALD B. CLARK, Special Judge.

Appellants, husband and wife, claimed actual and punitive damages from respondents, Franklin County Mercantile Bank and Bruce A. Smith, and from a third defendant, Harry L. Wilson. The claim was based on the exposure of appellants to personal liability as a consequence of a failed business venture. The trial court dismissed the case for failure to state a cause of action and this appeal followed.

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