Can I throw a caveat at your caveat torpedoman?  I don't know why I'm asking....I'm going to anyway :)

You say that Dart's intention with the loan was "an investment".....Well, that's not neccessarily true.  When Dart gaurenteed the loan the company had to decide whether he was acting in the role of an investor....and they made the "determination" and acted on the belief that Eastern was acting as an investor.....I'm searching for the relevant material right now.