Harman Co. v. Kastor

Appellate Court of Illinois

Harman Co. v. Kastor

202 Ill. App. 9

Appellate Court of Illinois·Decided November 14, 1916·No. Gen. No. 21,744·Published·Cited by 2 cases

Opinion

Mr. Presiding Justice Barnes

delivered the opinion of the court.

4. Guaranty, § 3*—when party signing a contract not bound as guarantor. Where a third party merely annexes his name to a contract in the body of which he is not mentioned, and which is a complete contract between other parties signing it and mentioned in it, such third person does not thereby become a party to the efficient and operative parts of the contract, his signature in such case being only an expression of assent to the act of the parties in making the contract.

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Mr. Presiding Justice Barnes

delivered the opinion of the court.

4. Guaranty, § 3*—when party signing a contract not bound as guarantor. Where a third party merely annexes his name to a contract in the body of which he is not mentioned, and which is a complete contract between other parties signing it and mentioned in it, such third person does not thereby become a party to the efficient and operative parts of the contract, his signature in such case being only an expression of assent to the act of the parties in making the contract.

Harman Co. v. Kastor, 202 Ill. App. 9 (Ill. Ct. App. 1916).

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