· 12/12/1907
North Penn Iron Co. v. New Jersey Bridge Co.
Citations
- 35 Pa. Super. 84
- 1907 Pa. Super. LEXIS 212
Syllabus
<p>Promissory notes — Debtor and creditor — Payment.</p> <p>A promissory note, though negotiable, given by a debtor to his creditor, does not operate as a payment of a pre-existing indebtedness, in the absence of an agreement between the parties that it shall so operate, and action may still be maintained on the original indebtedness.</p>
Judges: Beaver, Head, Henderson, Morrison, Orlady, Porter, Rice
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