original promise
A promise to guarantee the debt of another, made primarily for the benefit of the party making the promise. • An original promise need not be in writing to be enforceable. See MAIN-PURPOSE RULE. [Cases: Frauds, Statute of 23.]
A promise to guarantee the debt of another, made primarily for the benefit of the party making the promise. • An original promise need not be in writing to be enforceable. See MAIN-PURPOSE RULE. [Cases: Frauds, Statute of 23.]
original promise 原始允诺 指为他人的债务提供保证而作的允诺,其主要目的是为了允诺人的利益,此项允诺是在该项债务成立之时或之前作出的,故受诺人是以此项允诺作为对价提供信贷的。依美国判例,此种承诺无需作成书面形式也可以强制其履行。