Joint and several contracts
N.D. Cent. Code § 9-01-04
in effect9-01-04. Joint and several contracts
A promise is presumed to be joint and several when:
1. All the parties thereto receive some benefit from the consideration, whether past or
present;
2. It is made in the singular number but executed by several persons.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t09c01.pdf#nameddest=9-01-04Fetched: 10/16/2026
