First National Bank v. Consolidated Lumber Co.

The Newport Lumber Company, a corporation, owned -a negotiable promissory note, dated August 16, 1905, which hy its terms was payable on February 16, 1906. On August 31, 1905, the corporation sold and transferred the note to plaintiff, and at the same time, and in consideration of plaintiff purchasing the same, executed and indorsed upon the back of said note a guaranty of the payment thereof as follows: “For value received, we hereby guarantee the payment of the within note at maturity, or at any time thereafter, with interest at the rate of eight per cent per annum until paid, waiving…