Joint promise liability: releasing one joint promisor does not discharge others nor alter inter-promisor obligations. Where two or more persons make a joint promise, a release by the promisee of one joint promisor does not discharge the remaining joint promisors from their obligation to the promisee, nor does it free the released promisor from responsibility to the other joint promisors.
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Joint promise liability: releasing one joint promisor does not discharge others nor alter inter-promisor obligations.
Where two or more persons make a joint promise, a release by the promisee of one joint promisor does not discharge the remaining joint promisors from their obligation to the promisee, nor does it free the released promisor from responsibility to the other joint promisors.
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