WINBORNE, Chief Justice.
The statute of frauds, G.S. § 22-1, in pertinent part provides that "no action shall be brought * * * to charge any defendant upon a special promise to answer the debt, default or miscarriage of another person, unless the agreement upon which such action shall be brought, or some memorandum or note thereof, shall be in writing, and signed by the party charged therewith * * *."
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