Robertson v. Hyde

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment for defendants entered after the trial court sustained defendants’ general demurrer to an amended complaint without leave to amend. The amended complaint purported to set forth two causes of action. The first prayed for the cancellation of a promissory note for $2,773.50 secured by a deed of trust, which it is alleged constituted a cloud on the title of plaintiffs to certain real property previously purchased by plaintiffs from defendant Sarah C. Hyde. The second cause of action was to recover $420.88 which plaintiffs had previously paid on the promissory…