Legal Opinion

McHatton v. Rhodes

California Supreme Court

Decided May 14, 1904No. L.A. No. 1271PublishedCited by 13 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Lucien Shaw, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

COOPER, C.

Appeal from judgment in favor of plaintiff. The record consists of the judgment-roll and a hill of exceptions.

i It appears by the complaint that a contract was made between the plaintiff and defendant, by which plaintiff transferred to defendant certain personal property in exchange for a tract of land in the state of Missouri, which defendant Rhodes claimed to own at the time of the exchange.

Plaintiff alleges that after the exchange he discovered that defendant had no title to the land described in the deed; that the representation that defendant had such title was false and…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Galpin v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  2. Matter of the Estate Op Bernard NewManCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Applegate v. Lexington & Carter County Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1886
  4. Stewart v. AndersonTexas Supreme Court · 1888
  5. In re Estate of EichhoffCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Cummings v. CummingsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1929
  2. Estate of HamptonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1942
  3. People v. D'A PhilippoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1934
  4. Cotton v. HarlanMississippi Supreme Court · 1920
  5. In Re KyleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947

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