20 Ga. 259 | Ga. | 1856
By the Court.
delivering the opinion.
While it is true, that the mere giving a note does not discharge the original indebtedness, unless it be accepted in payment at the time, it is, nevertheless, equally true, that if the creditor change the nature or character of the debt, as by taking the note of one of the parties, and giving day of payment, the other is exonerated. He has a right to suppose that he is no longer looked to, as the debtor of the plaintiff.