Judgment reversed, with costs, and jury verdict reinstated.
The guarantee agreement called for forbearance, without a definite time period therefor stated. In such case the law requires forbearance for a reasonable time. "What would be a reasonable time, if not always a question of fact, would at least be a mixed question of law and fact, depending for its solution upon the circumstances of each case" (Traders' Nat. Bank v. Parker, 130 N.Y. 415, 421). Plaintiff...
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