Legal Opinion

Allen v. Pockwitz

California Supreme Court

Decided June 13, 1894No. 15028PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco granting a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

The Court.

On June 21, 1889, the plaintiff, personally, and defendant, through the agency of David Stern and Son, real estate brokers, executed the following written instrument:

“ San Francisco, June 21, 1889.
“ Received from John De Witt Allen the sum of one thousand ($1,000) dollars, being deposit on account of thirty-five thousand ($35,000) dollars, U. S. gold coin, the purchase price of the property this day sold to him, situated in the city and county of San Francisco, state of California, and described as follows, to wit:
“ Lot and improvements situated on the northeast corner of Van Ness…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Vought v. . WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
  2. Winter v. StockCalifornia Supreme Court · 1866
  3. Montgomery v. Pacific Coast Land BureauCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Tiffany v. Pacific Sewer Pipe Co.California Supreme Court · 1919
  2. Parkside Realty Co. v. MacDonaldCalifornia Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Campbell v. HartCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
  4. City of Amarillo v. W. L. Slayton Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1919
  5. Thompson v. DickersonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1897

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