Ashton v. Dashaway Ass'n
California Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco denying a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Concurrence
Works, J., Thornton, J., and Paterson, J., concurred.
*62The following is the opinion of Department Two, above referred to, rendered on the 22d of November, 1889:—
Sharpstein, J
This was a suit by Charles Ashton, a member of the Dashaway Association, against the corporation, its five trustees and a majority of the other members, to compel the restoration of funds alleged to have been misappropriated. The trial court nonsuited the plaintiff, who appeals from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
The original association was an incorporated temperance society. It was formed in January, 1859, at…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Dodge v. WoolseySupreme Court of the United States · 1856
- Butts v. . WoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Neall v. HillCalifornia Supreme Court · 1860
- Wright v. Oroville Gold, Silver, & Copper Mining Co.California Supreme Court · 1870
- City of Chicago v. CameronIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
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