Cengage Advantage Books: Law for Business 19th Edition by John Ashcroft,Katherine Ashcroft,Martha Patterson

Exercise 3

Glenn Page began borrowing money from Gulf Coast Motors. He had a gambling problem. One of the owners of Gulf Coast, Jerry Sellers, became concerned about Page's debt to Gulf Coast. He testified that he had phoned Page's wife, Mary, who orally promised to pay the debt. There was no evidence that Mary had received any benefit from the money Glenn borrowed. Gulf Coast sued both Glenn and Mary for the debt. Must Mary pay it?