Griffith v. Bogardus
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the Eleventh District. McCormick was agent of Wells, Fargo & Co. at Mud Springs. Being without means, as was generally known, he induced plaintiff to advance four thousand dollars with which to carry on the gold dust and banking business, in connection with his agency for Wells, Fargo & Co. Plaintiff advanced the money, with the understanding that the business was to be his, and McCormick was to receive a salary of seventy-five dollars per month, or a commission…
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Appeal from the Eleventh District. McCormick was agent of Wells, Fargo & Co. at Mud Springs. Being without means, as was generally known, he induced plaintiff to advance four thousand dollars with which to carry on the gold dust and banking business, in connection with his agency for Wells, Fargo & Co. Plaintiff advanced the money, with the understanding that the business was to be his, and McCormick was to receive a salary of seventy-five dollars per month, or a commission on the net profits. The business was conducted in the name of McCormick, some of the depositors knowing that plaintiff…
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
Action in the nature of replevin, to recover one thousand eight hundred dollars taken by defendant as Sheriff, under process, as the property of one McCormick. McCormick was a witness, and testified that this money was taken from a safe in his possession belonging to Wells, Fargo & Co. who had four hundred dollars in the safe, the balance being the money of plaintiff. McCormick was present at the levy by the officer, and was agent for Wells, Fargo & Co. and when the plaintiff made the claim for the money taken, interposed no objection. The ground taken by defend*413ant on appeal is, that there…
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