Highland v. Dresser

This action is for the recovery of rent secured by at written lease of lands from plaintiff’s assignor to the defendant Dresser. Embodied in the lease itself was an agreement on the part of the defendant Funk, guaranteeing the performance of the terms of the lease on the part of the lessee, and the payment of the rent. The instrument embracing the guaranty was executed by all of the parties. Funk appeals from a judgment against both defendants, and in his behalf it is urged that the guaranty upon which he has been, held liable did not express any consideration for his undertaking, and that it…