Gay v. Ward
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action for contribution, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and reserved by that court, Thayer, J upon an agreed statement of facts, for the advice of this court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. I. The death of Augustus Ward and Samuel S. Cowles did not free their estates from liability which might thereafter accrue upon the bond.
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Action for contribution, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and reserved by that court, Thayer, J upon an agreed statement of facts, for the advice of this court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. I. The death of Augustus Ward and Samuel S. Cowles did not free their estates from liability which might thereafter accrue upon the bond. Brandt on Suretyship, §§ 248, 258, 320; DeColyar on Guaranties, 344; Richardson v. Draper, 87 N. Y., 347; Hecht v. Weaver, 34 Fed. Rep., 111; Knotts v. Butler, 10 Rich. Eq. (S. C.,) 143. This conclusion necessarily results from the…
1Opinion of the Court
Wheeler, George W., J.
This case comes before us for our advice, on a reservation upon an agreed statement of facts, and with a stipulation, entered into by all the parties to the record, that all questions arising upon the pleadings or upon the agreed facts may be finally determined by this court.
On January 8th, 1872, the stockholders of the Delaney and Munson Manufacturing Company, located at Farming-ton, Connecticut, executed and delivered to the National Exchange Bank of Hartford, a contract of continuing guaranty in the form of a bond, the terms of which appear at length in the opinion of…
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