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· 9/15/1878

St. John v. Stephenson

Citations

  • 90 Ill. 82

Syllabus

<p>Bankruptcy—new promise to remove discharge. The promise by which a discharged debt of a bankrupt is revived, must be clear, distinct and unequivocal. It may be an absolute or a conditional promise, but in either case it must be unequivocal, and the occurrence of the condition must be averred if the ' promise be conditional.</p>

Judges: Scholfield

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