This section is from the book "The Law Of Contracts", by Samuel Williston. Also available from Amazon: Treatise on the Law of Contracts.
Nature of joint duties.......................... | 316 |
Nature of joint rights......................................... | 317 |
Antiquity of the law of joint obligations..................... | 318 |
Joint obligations in the civil law........................ | 319 |
Obligors may be bound jointly and severally....................... | 320 |
Obligees may not be entitled jointly and severally | 321 |
When obligors are bound jointly........................ | 322 |
When obligors are bound severally..................... | 323 |
When obligors are bound jointly and severally.......................... | 324 |
When obligees are entitled jointly and when severally............... | 325 |
Incidents of procedure in the enforcement of contractual rights by joint obligees.................... | 326 |
Incidents of procedure in the enforcement of contractus! duties against joint obligors ........................................................................................................ | 327 |
Incidents of procedure in the enforcement of joint and several duties...... | 328 |
Judgments for breach of joint duties must be joint............... | 329 |
Judgment against or in favor of one or more joint obligors discharges the others............... | 330 |
Foreign judgments against one joint obligor do not discharge the others.... | 331 |
Effect of merger, satisfaction or security upon rights against one joint or joint and several obligor................................ | 332 |
Release of one joint obligor release all........................ | 333 |
Discharge by other means than a technical release...................... | 333a |
Release or discharge of one joint and several debtor releasee all........... | 334 |
Equitable relief from discharge of one joint debtor by release of another..... | 335 |
Statutory changes.................................. | 336 |
Effect of judgements against joint and several obligors................... | 337 |
A covenant not to sue or a qualified release of a joint or a joint and several obligor does not discharge the others.................... | 338 |
Release of joint tort feasors....................... | 338a |
Release of one not in fact liable.................................. | 338b |
Summary of effect of covenant not to sue joint obligor.................. | 338c |
Effect of covenants and qualified releases where one co-debtor is a surety... | 339 |
Importance of the creditor's knowledge of a suretyship relation between joint debtors............................ | 340 |
Whether consideration received irom one co-debtor must be credited in proceedings against another..................... | 341 |
Rights of a co-debtor who has received a covenant that he shall not be sued, or a qualified release..................................... | 342 |
Discharge of a joint right by one obligue destroys the right of all............. | 343 |
Survivorship of joint rights and duties......................... | 344 |
Contribution............................. | 345 |
Effect of a new promise or part payment by a joint or joint and several debtor on the Statue of Limitations....................... | 346 |
 
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