Boyd v. Cochrane
Citations
- 18 Wash. 281
- 51 P. 383
- 1897 Wash. LEXIS 154
Syllabus
<p>PROMISSORY NOTE—EXTENSION OF PAYMENT — VOID CONSIDERATION — DISCHARGE OF SURETY.</p> <p>An agreement by a bank to grant the maker of a promissory note an extension of the time of payment, if he 'would, procure a ■deposit of public funds by the county treasurer in the bank for a period of two months, is contrary to public policy and void, and would not afford a valid consideration for such extension, although the contract had been fully executed.</p> <p>An extension of payment granted the maker upon such an invalid agreement is not sufficient to discharge a surety, even if made without his knowledge or consent.</p>
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- holding that where a married man is the title owner of homestead property, his wife must join in the conveyance in order to alienate the homestead real estate
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