DocketNumber: No. 541514
Citation Numbers: 1998 Conn. Super. Ct. 6221
Judges: HURLEY, J.
Filed Date: 5/13/1998
Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 4/17/2021
The defendants, Thomas Nazarko and Michael Nazarko, personally guaranteed payments of all amounts owed to the plaintiff.
The plaintiff, at a hearing on May 11, 1998, presented various documents including an itemized statement of the account as of September 24, 1996, giving a breakdown of the fees owed and not paid from June 30, 1995 to September 9, 1996, in the total amount of $144,842.57. A witness for the plaintiff, Ms. Jody Sannazzaro, the franchise administrator for Days Inn, testified and explained the itemized account and the other documents.
The defendants, Thomas Nazarko and Michael Nazarko, both appearing pro se, simply denied that the account was accurate. In addition, they claimed that the partnership that executed the agreement went bankrupt and, therefore, they are not personally liable.
The court accepts the testimony of the plaintiff's witnesses as true and accurate. It finds the testimony of Thomas Nazarko neither credible nor accurate. The court also finds that the Nazarko's are liable because of their personal guarantee agreements. The bankruptcy of the partnership doers not excuse them on their personal guarantees.
The court, therefore, enters judgment against the defendants, Thomas Nazarko and Michael Nazarko, personally in the amount of $144,842.57 plus costs.
D. Michael Hurley Judge Trial Referee