United States Sixth Circuit

In a construction contract dispute, the district court erred in determining that plaintiff impaired a party's suretyship status when it endorsed multi-party checks presented to it by another party because the joint check rule did not apply.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/22/2004
• Published 06/22/2004

Judges

• Before:  KRUPANSKY and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  RUSSELL, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel F. Gourash (argued and briefed), David Andrew Bell (briefed), Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Cleveland, OH, Mark E. Elsener, Porter, Wright, Morris, & Arthur, Cincinnati, OH, Michael John Montgomery (briefed), Zeiger, Tiggs, Little & Lindsmith, Columbus, OH, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• William H. Woods (argued and briefed), Dennis D. Liston (briefed), McNamara & McNamara, Columbus, OH, for Appellee.