Case Name: John R. Berbling, Resp't, v. Frederick Glaser, App'lt
Court: New York City Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1893-04-14
Citations: 52 N.Y. St. Rep. 266
Docket Number: 
Parties: John R. Berbling, Resp't, v. Frederick Glaser, App'lt.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York State Reporter
Volume: 52
Pages: 266–266

Head Matter:
John R. Berbling, Resp't, v. Frederick Glaser, App'lt.
(City Court of New York, General Term,
Filed April 14, 1893.)
Promise—Agreement by tendee to pay debts of vendor.
A vendee of a business, by agreeing as part of the purchase price to pay debts of the vendor contracted in such business, becomes not a surety or guarantor for the payment of such debts, but a principal, and liable to the creditors primarily and as an original debtor.
Appeal from judgment in favor of plaintiff.
Roesch & Fennel, for app'lt; Philips & Avery, for resp’t.

Opinion:
Fitzsimons, J.
On June 12, 1891, the defendant purchased from Messrs. Idler & Sutton a restaurant in Stone street, this city. In addition to the purchase price, $4,000, mentioned in the bill of sale, it appears that defendant, as a further consideration, agreed to assume and pay the debts of Idler & Sutton contracted as proprietors of said restaurant. One of the debtors was the plaintiff, to whom was owing $363.85.
If there is sufficient evidence in the case establishing affirmatively the consideration or purchase price for said restaurant, as contended for by plaintiff, then there is no doubt that defendant by making such agreement with Idler & Sutton became not a surety or guarantor for the payment of their debts above mentioned, but a principal, and liable to such creditors primarily and as original debtors, and his liability to pay such debts established.
The question, "whether or not such was the consideration price for said restaurant and the agreement made between defendant and Idler & Sutton," was submitted to the jury, and they found in the affirmative. A careful perusal of the whole evidence in the case convinces us that their finding was authorized and justified.
Finding no error the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
McGown, J., concurs.