Corlett, as v. Oliver
Supreme Court of Florida
1Opinion
The law, as construed in the original opinion in this case, filed December 5, 1932, is to the effect that where a joint liability on a contract exists, and one of the jointly contracting parties dies before suit, that the liability of the deceased joint contractor does not cease to exist, as at common law, but that such liability may still be enforced as a joint liability, because of Section 4211 C. G. L., 2571 R. G. S., of our statutes.
While the suit against the representative of deceased joint obligor, cannot be joined with an action against the surviving obligors (Lee v. Puleston, 192 Fla.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lee v. PulestonSupreme Court of Florida · 1931