Goodwin v. Jackson
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action by the indorsee against the guarantor of a promissory note, to recover the amount thereof with interest, brought to and tried by the Court of Common Pleas in New Haven County, Simpson, facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant, from which the plaintiff appealed.
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Action by the indorsee against the guarantor of a promissory note, to recover the amount thereof with interest, brought to and tried by the Court of Common Pleas in New Haven County, Simpson, facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant, from which the plaintiff appealed. On August 28th, 1914, George Jackson gave the following note: “New Haven, Connecticut, August 28, 1914. For value received, I, George Jackson, promise to pay to the order of Fanny Bender five hundred dollars, payable as follows, viz: in successive semiannual payments of fifty dollars each, commencing with the first…
1Opinion of the CourtGager, J.
The defendant in writing, unconditionally guaranteed the payment of an instalment note for $500, secured by mortgage given by George Jackson to Fanny Bender. The plaintiff, by assignment, became the owner of the note so guaranteed, and of the mortgage. The defendant claims that as the result of certain transactions of the plaintiff the guarantor has been released from all liability on his guaranty. The trial court held that the defendant was so released, and the appeal raises the question whether any of the plaintiff’s actions with respect to this mortgage deed operated to release the…
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