Joyce v. Auten

Citations

• 179 U.S. 591
• 21 S. Ct. 227
• 45 L. Ed. 332
• 1900 U.S. LEXIS 1891

Syllabus

<p>A surety who signs an unconditional promise is not discharged from liability thereon by reason of any expectation, reliance or condition, unless notice thereof be given to the promisee ; or, in other words, the contract stands as expressed in the writing in the absence of conditions which are known to the recipient of the promise.</p> <p>An assignment in insolvency does not disturb liens created prior thereto expressly or by implication in favor of a creditor.</p>