Paxson v. Nields

Citations

• 137 Pa. 385
• 20 A. 1016
• 1891 Pa. LEXIS 895

Syllabus

<p>A'note given by a widow for the payment of a debt due from her deceased husband’s estate, which estate is insolvent, is void in law without a new consideration; and such consideration will not be raised by an agreement on the part of the creditor that the note will be renewed from time to time after maturity: Leonard v. Duflin, 94 Pa. 218; Bentley v. Lamb, 112 Pa. 480, distinguished.</p>