Cleveland v. Farley

Headnote

Where a promise to pay the debt of a third person arises out of some new consideration of benefit to the promisor or harm to the promisee, moving to the promisor either from the promisee or -the original»debtor,. such promise is not within the statute of Bauds, (1 It. L. 78, s. 11,) though the original debt still -subsist, and remain entirely unaffected by the new agreement. Thus, where M. owed F.; and C.., in consideration that M. delivered him (C.) hay to the value of the debt, promised by paról to pay F. m,.held, that ■ this "promise was not within the statute.

On error from the supreme court. 4 Co wen,.432, S. C. by the title of Farley v. Cleveland.

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