154 N.Y.S. 174 | N.Y. App. Term. | 1915
The plaintiff sues upon a written agreement guaranteeing the account of the Herbert Pearce Company. There seems to be no dispute as to the sale and delivery of the goods, and the only serious question is whether the written guaranty is signed by the defendant.
“Now I know if yon will investigate the matter I am sure that you will be perfectly satisfied with our account and the writer will personally guaranty the payment thereof and see that we pay our bills as we agree to. Trusting that you may see your way clear to deal with us and we with you and the writer apologizes! for the method which was used in collecting your former account which I wish to assure you will not happen again and which was brought about by circumstances that I knew nothing about being previous to the time we entered the company.
“Yours truly, Herbert Pearce Co.,
“By L. H. Bentley, Sec. & Treas.”
It is clear that in this paragraph, and throughout the letter, the defendant indicated that he was writing the letter in a dual capacity, and that he intended to bind himself personally to the guaranty, as well as to bind the corporation in regard to other matters.
Judgment should be reversed, and a new trial ordered, with costs to appellant to abide the. event. All concur.