Melendy v. Capen

Apr 6, 1876
Reporters:
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By the Court.

The contract sued ‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‍on clearly appears upon its face to have been intended ‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‍to be a continuing guaranty. Bent v. Hartshorn, 1 Met. 24. Hatch v. Hobbs, 12 Gray, 447. Boston & Sandwich Glass ‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‍Co. v. Moore, 119 Mass. 435. The question of fact of extinguishment ‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‍or discharge has been decided by the court below in ‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‍favor of the plaintiffs.

Exceptions overruled.