new promise

new promise
A promise in addition to, or substituted for, the promise in an original agreement. 17 Am J2d Contr §§ 459 et seq. A promise made in writing by a debtor to his creditor after the cause of action is barred by the statute of limitations, to revive it, or before the action is barred, to keep it alive. Hellman v Kiene, 73 Iowa 448, 35 NW 516.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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