Switzer v. Baker

Citations

• 95 Cal. 539
• 30 P. 761
• 1892 Cal. LEXIS 862

Syllabus

<p>Guaranty — Assurance by Lessor to Employee oe Lessee.—A letter from the lessor of land to a party contemplating the rendition of services to the lessee, telling him to rest assured that he would get his pay for all work done, written in response to an inquiry from the party contemplating the services as to whether he would be paid for his work, does not amount to a guaranty.</p> <p>Id.—Agreement to Pay Debt oe Another—Ambiguous Language.— An agreement to pay the debt of another cannot be inferred from doubtful language, which, although it might be capable of being construed as a guaranty, does not exclude an inference equally reasonable that it was only intended to express confidence in the financial ability and integrity of the debtor.</p>