A guaranty is a promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another person.
§ 28-11-101, MCA
En. Sec. 3600, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5656, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8171, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 2787; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1534; re-en. Sec. 8171, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 30-101.