Legal Opinion
Impac Imported Parts & Accessories Corp. v. Rattray
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 1, 1979No. Civ. 20497PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McDANIEL, J.
The sole question here presented for review is whether the provisions of section 2819 of the Civil Code, 1 under the operative facts of this case, resulted in the defendant surety’s exoneration from liability for the balance due on his principal’s promissory note. In the procedural context of a motion for summary judgment, the trial court ruled in favor of the moving plaintiff, and judgment was entered accordingly. Defendant appealed, and we affirm.
Facts
The underlying action was to collect the balance due on a promissory note executed by Motion Clutch, Inc., a corporation,…
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