Hammel v. Ziegler Financing Corp.

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• all provisions of a contract should be given reasonable meaning so as not to render any part of the contract surplusage
• promise to forbear and give further time for payment of debt, although no specific time is named, if followed by actual forbearance for a reasonable time, is valid and sufficient consideration for promise, guaranteeing its payment
• promise to forbear and give further time for payment of debt, although no specific time is named, if followed by actual forbearance for a reasonable time, is valid and sufficient consideration for promise, guaranteeing its payment

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