Barbour v. Campbell

Citations

• 101 Kan. 616
• 168 P. 879
• 1917 Kan. LEXIS 159

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Statute of Frauds — Oral Promise to Pay Debt of Another — Not Enforceable. Section 6 of the act for the prevention of frauds and perjuries (Gen. Stat. 1915, § 4889) forbids the courts of this state to entertain an action based upon a mere oral promise of one person to pay the debt of another person.</p> <p>2. Same — The statute of frauds declares the public policy of this state to be, that unless a promise of one person to pay the debt of another is in writing and signed by the promisor an action on that promise can not be maintained in a Kansas court, although the contract may be valid in the state where it was executed.</p>