Jacobs v. Shenon
Idaho Supreme Court
APPEAL from District Court, Alturas County. One of two joint promisees may release the obligor of a contract, and, if by so doing he injures his co-obligee, his coobligee must look to him for relief. (Jacomb v. Harwood, 2 Yes. Sr. 265; Murray v. Blatchford, 1 Wend. 583, 19 Am. Dec. 537; Napier v. McLeod, 9 Wend. 120; Decker v. Livingston, 15 Johns. 479; Kimball v. Wilson, 3 N. H. 96, 14 Am.
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APPEAL from District Court, Alturas County. One of two joint promisees may release the obligor of a contract, and, if by so doing he injures his co-obligee, his coobligee must look to him for relief. (Jacomb v. Harwood, 2 Yes. Sr. 265; Murray v. Blatchford, 1 Wend. 583, 19 Am. Dec. 537; Napier v. McLeod, 9 Wend. 120; Decker v. Livingston, 15 Johns. 479; Kimball v. Wilson, 3 N. H. 96, 14 Am. Dec. 342; Myrick v. Dame, 9 Cush. 248.) Evidence of intention of the parties in making -a written contract is inadmissible. (Ham-son v. McCormick, 89 Cal. 327, 26 Pac. 830; Nicholson v. Tarpey, 89 Cal.…
1Opinion of the CourtMorgan, J.
The plaintiff alleges that on the seventh day of June, 1889, the defendant entered into an agreement with E. S. Chase and William Tate Taylor, by which the said defendant agreed to and with said Chase and Taylor that he would pay them the sum of $12,000 for services rendered by said Chase and Taylor, in selling the property known as the "Shenon” group of mines, situated in Bannock mining district, in Beaverhead county, Montana, and placing the same in a manner acceptable to the said defendant; and said agreement further provided that the said sum should be paid to the said Chase and Taylor in…
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