Ziegler v. Hallahan
Citations
- 126 F. 788
- 1904 U.S. App. LEXIS 4585
Syllabus
<p>1. Principal and Surety — Alteration op Contract — Discharge op Surety,</p> <p>Where defendant guarantied performance of a lease for 10 years as surety for the tenant, which lease originally contained covenants binding the lessee to pay rent monthly in advance and keep the premises in repair, a modification of the lease before the tenant took possession, without defendant’s consent, by the insertion of a covenant that, in the event of total or partial destruction of the premises by fire or other casualty, the lease from that time should he void, and should he surrendered to the lessor, constituted a material alteration of the contract, and discharged defendant from liability as surety.</p>
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Judges: McPherson
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