Bass v. Geiger

Citations

• 73 Fla. 312
• 73 So. 796

Syllabus

<p>x. In accordance with the provisions of Section 2963 of the General Statutes (of 1906, “,An accommodation party,” as defined by such section, who has signed a negotiable instrument “is liable on the instrument to a holder for value, notwithstanding such holder at the time of taking the instrument knew him to be only an accommodation endorser.”</p> <p>2. In accordance with the provisions of Section 16 of the U. S. Bankruptcy Act of 1908, “The liability of a person who is a co-debtor with, or guarantor or in any manner a surety for, a bankrupt shall not be altered by the discharge of such bankrupt.”</p> <p>3. A pleading in an action at law may be infected with such vices as to be open to attack either by a motion to strike out or by demurrer.</p>