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Contracts, Donald H. Bond
Contracts, Donald H. Bond
Washington Law Review
Covers cases on: offer and acceptance—waiver of condition; integrated contracts; third-party beneficiary contracts—intent of promisee; and enforceability of bonus plans.
Consideration In Suretyship Contracts In Washington, Richard W. Bartke
Consideration In Suretyship Contracts In Washington, Richard W. Bartke
Washington Law Review
The suretyship relation is a specialized form of contract and in order to be enforceable must satisfy all the requirements of contract formation, one of which is consideration. If this were always kept in mind and the cases analysed on the basis of technical contract rules, much of the difficulties and confusion found in the area would disappear. However, because of the tripartite nature of the suretyship transaction and of the circumstance that, at least historically, the surety generally did not derive any direct economic benefit from the transaction, lending his name and credit for reasons of blood ties or …