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ARGUMENTS Salazar Contends that the issuance of the SolidBank Check and the
Acceptance by J.Y., amounted to Novation that discharged the
prudential bank check.
Salazar contends that acceptance of the solid bank check, a non-
negotiable check is a new obligation in lieu of the old obligation since
there was essential change in the circumstance of each check.
ISSUE Whether the issuance of the solidbank check in replacement of the
prudential bank check resulted in novation that discharged the latter check.
RULING IT DOES NOT. Novation is done by the substitution or change of the
obligation by a subsequent one which extinguishes the first, either by changing
SALAZAR vs. J.Y. Brothers Marketing Corporation | SEC.119 – Discharge of Instrument | Novation