Missouri Court of Appeals November 14, 2000, No. ED 77680 (J.B. Allen, Inc. v. Pearson)

DRAPER, Judge.

J.B. Allen, Inc. (hereinafter, “J.B.Allen”) appeals the trial court’s judgment dismissing its petition to enforce the terms of a promissory note claiming: (1) it was improper to raise and determine a suretyship defense by a motion to dismiss and to consider matters outside of the pleadings when ruling on the motion to dismiss; (2) the trial court erred in treating Trisha Pearson’s