Wisconsin Supreme Court June 15, 1854 (Taylor v. Pratt)

By the Court,

Cjrawfokd, J.

The second section *692°* chapter 16, of the Revised Statutes, provides that “every special promise to answer for the debt, de-fau^ or miscarriage of another person” shall be void, “ unless such agreement or some note or memorandum thereof, expressing the consideration, be in writing, and subscribed by the party charged therewith.