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2. It was contended on behalf of the appellants that whereas it is possible to have joint and several obligations it is not possible to have joint and several rights. It was common ground that the wife had no obligations to the bank under the guarantee signed by the husband and the argument for the appellants was that the obligation of the husband under that guarantee could not be set off against a joint right of the husband and wife against the bank; that the rights of the husband and wife in r