Castle v. Hickman
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from Superior Court, San Joaquin County; Ansel Smith, Judge. Action by George H. Castle, Jr., and others, as executors of the last will and testament of George H. Castle, deceased, against Edward Hickman and others. Judgment for plaintiffs. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
The defendants, Edward Hickman and Hepsabeth Hickman, his wife, executed their promissory note to George H. Castle, February 23, 1889, for the sum of *160$4,343, and on the 22d of April, 1890, for the purpose of securing the same, assigned to him a certain policy of insurance that had been issued by the Equitable Life Assurance Society, payable to Edward Hickman. In January, 1891, Edward Hickman was desirous that the policy should be surrendered for a paid-up policy, and thereupon he and Castle made an agreement to that effect, and that the paid-up policy, when issued, should be held by Castle in…
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