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104 Pa. 330

Riddle v. Thompson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 18, 1883

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1883-10-18

110. This was an action of assumpsit, by Samuel L. Riddle against Josiah M. Thompson, Solomon R. Thompson, Allen Wilson and John C. Martin. Allen Wilson was not served ; the other defendants pleaded non assumpsit, and special matter in affidavits filed.

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Decided 1883-10-18

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¶1*333The opinion of the court was delivered October 29th 1883.

Per Curiam.

¶2While there is a radical difference between the liability of a surety, and one who assumes a collateral obligation to guarantee the payment of the debt of another, yet the language of the agreement which shall constitute the one or the other has not always been clearly defined by the authorities. In the present case we think the language used made the defendants in error Sureties. They agreed the judgment should be paid at a time specified. On failure of the principal debtor to pay then, the obligation of the defendants in error to pay, became absolute. The assignee could proceed against them at once. He was not required to pursue the original principal debtor to insolvency nor even to issue execution against him.

¶3The plaintiff in error clearly extended the time of payment. He arranged with the defendant in the judgment whereby the latter confessed a revival of the judgment with the extension of time incorporated therein. The confession of revival was a sufficient consideration for the extension of time therein agreed to be given. Had execution issued before the expiration thereof it would have been set aside on motion of the defendant in the judgment. The learned judge ruled the case correctly.

¶4J udgment affirmed.

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