16-102 Liability of estate of decedent thereon.
16-102. Liability of estate of decedent thereon. In case of the death of one or more of the joint obligors or promisors, the joint debt or contract shall and may survive against the heirs, executors and administrators of the deceased obligor or promisor, as well as against the survivors. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 21, § […]
16-103 Liability on death of all joint obligors.
16-103. Liability on death of all joint obligors. When all the obligors or promisors shall die, the debt or contract shall survive against the heirs, executors and administrators of all the deceased joint obligors and promisors. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 21, § 3; October 31; R.S. 1923, 16-103.
16-104 Suit against copartners or joint obligors.
16-104. Suit against copartners or joint obligors. In all cases of joint obligations and joint assumptions of copartners or others, suits may be brought and prosecuted against any one or more of those who are so liable. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 21; § 4; October 31; R.S. 1923, 16-104.
16-105 Release of persons jointly or severally liable.
16-105. Release of persons jointly or severally liable. Any person jointly or severally liable with others for the payment of any debt or demand may be released from such liability by the creditor, and such release shall not discharge the other debtors or obligors beyond the proper proportion of the debt or demand for which […]
16-106 Seals.
16-106. Seals. The use of private seals in written contracts (except the seals of corporations) is abolished, and the addition of a private seal to an instrument of writing shall not affect its character in any respect. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 21, § 6; October 31; R.S. 1923, 16-106.
16-107 Consideration, what imports.
16-107. Consideration, what imports. All contracts in writing, signed by the party bound thereby, or his authorized agent or attorney, shall import a consideration. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 21, § 7; October 31; R.S. 1923, 16-107.
16-108 Want of consideration.
16-108. Want of consideration. The want or failure in the whole or in part, of the consideration of a written contract, may be shown as a defense, total or partial, as the case may be, in an action on such contract, brought by one who is not an innocent holder in good faith. History: G.S. […]
16-109 Contracts for sale of improvements on government lands.
16-109. Contracts for sale of improvements on government lands. All contracts, promises, assumptions or undertakings, either written or verbal, made in good faith, and without fraud, collusion or circumvention, for the sale or purchase of improvements made on the lands owned by the government of the United States, shall be deemed valid, and may be […]
16-110 Conveyances of improvements on public lands.
16-110. Conveyances of improvements on public lands. Deeds of quitclaim and other conveyances of improvements upon public lands shall be as binding, and effectual between the parties, for conveying the title of the grantor in and to the same, as in cases where the grantor has the fee simple to the premises conveyed. History: G.S. […]
16-111 Medium of payment.
16-111. Medium of payment. That from and after the passage of this act, all obligations of debt, judgments, or executions, stated in terms of dollars, and to be paid in money, if not dischargeable in United States legal-tender notes, shall be payable in either the standard silver or gold coins authorized by the congress of […]