Business Law Help

Below is the question that I need help with. This assignment is due Nov. 6th by 6:00 PM. It can be answered in a couple of paragraphs. Thank you so much for your help. It is greatly appreciated.

Jones, wishing to retire from a business enterprise that he had been conducting for a number of years, sold all of the assets of the business to Jackson Corp. Included in the assets were a number of promissory notes from his customers. Upon the maturity of one of the notes, the maker refused to pay because there was a failure of consideration. Jackson Corp. sued the maker of the note. Who should succeed? Explain.