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Swift & Co. v. Smigel
Facts
The Plaintiff, Swift and Company (the "Plaintiff"), brought suit against the Defendant, Erwin Smigel, executor of the estate of Joseph O. Smigel ("Mr. Smigel") (the "Defendant"), for $8,509.60. On November 11, 1962, the Plaintiff and Mr. Smigel and a third-party Defendant, Abe Kraig ("Mr. Kraig"), entered into a written agreement of "continuing guaranty" with the Plaintiff to "pay at maturity all indebtednesses of Pine Haven for goods to be sold and delivered to it by plaintiff." Pine Haven was a corporation that's shares were equally owned by Mr. Smigel and Mr. Kraig. Pine Haven was a nursing home and sanitarium. The parties' agreement "purported to cover all liabilities the buyer might incur until ten days after receipt of notice from the guarantor or his legal representatives of withdrawal of the guaranty." Neither the Plaintiff nor Mr. Smigel ever gave notice of withdrawal. Prior to the delivery certain goods to Pine Haven, Mr. Smigel was adjudicated incompetent on January 16, 1966, but the Plaintiff was not aware of this fact. The merchandise that was not paid for was delivered between January 4, 1967 and October 12, 1967. When Mr. Smigel died, Pine Haven declared bankruptcy and the Plaintiff filed this claim against the Defendant. The trial court granted summary judgment against the Plaintiff and they appeal.
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