...whereby to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another person, unless the agreement upon which...therewith, or some other person thereunto by him lawfully authorised." In entering upon this branch of the statute, it may be of importance in the first place...

...whereby to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriages of another person; unless the agreement upon which...other person thereunto by him lawfully authorized." Now in this clause of the statute, though it is expressly declared, that the promise must be to answer...

...whereby to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another person, unless the agreement upon •which...therewith, or some other person thereunto by him lawfully authorised." On the one hand, it has been contended, that " promise" and " agreement," in this section,...

...whereby to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default, or misxarriage of another person, unless the agreement upon which...therewith, or some other person thereunto by him lawfully authorised (a). Now this is clearly a special promise to answer for the default of another, and there,...

...whereby to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriages of another person ; unless the agreement, upon which...other person thereunto by him lawfully authorized." And we are of opinion, that, according to that statute, the whole agreement must be stated in writing,...

...whereby to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another person, unless the agreement upon which...other person thereunto by him lawfully authorized." The terms, "promise," and "agreement," in this act, do not extend to guarantees under seal, or to bills...

...whereby to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another person ; unless the agreement upon which...therewith ; or some other person thereunto by him lawfully authorised.1" 1st. When the Statute applies. — We will consider to what agreements this enactment...

...brought to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriages of another person, unless the agreement upon which...other person thereunto by him lawfully authorized. A promise to pay the debt of another is within the Statute of Frauds, and void, if not in writing....

...whereby to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriages of another person; unless the agreement upon which...other person thereunto by him lawfully authorized." Under this enactment, not only the promise itself,(y) but the consideration of it, must be set down...

...the writing. " defendant upon any special promise to answer " for the debt, default or miscarriage, of another " person ; unless the agreement upon which...other " person thereunto by him lawfully authorized." The first consideration is, what agreements are within the statute ; — and the second, what is a...