{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-9-01-04","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 9-01-04","heading":"Joint and several contracts","body":"A promise is presumed to be joint and several when:\n1.All the parties thereto receive some benefit from the consideration, whether past or present;\n2.It is made in the singular number but executed by several persons.","path":["Title 9 Contracts And Obligations","Chapter 9-01 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t09c01.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"f470b6d59f8969a349d3e2fd2025d6fc975e43d13adfbf36f1e8d23dcedf8563","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-9-01-03","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-9-01-05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}