Legal Opinion

Finger v. McCaughey

California Supreme Court

Decided August 18, 1896No. L. A. No. 178PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Santa Barbara County. W. B. Cope, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Britt, C.

Foreclosure of a mortgage made by George McCaughey on June 6, 1889, to secure his note of same date in plaintiff’s favor for the principal sum of five hundred dollars, payable February 6, 1890, which note contained a clause respecting interest as follows: “With interest from date at the rate of ten per cent per annum, provided this note is paid at maturity, but, if not paid at maturity, then it shall bear interest at the rate of twelve percent per annum from its date until paid, and, if the interest is not paid at the end of one year from date, it shall become a part of the principal…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Thompson v. GornerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Doe v. VallejoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1866
  3. Dean v. ApplegarthCalifornia Supreme Court · 1884

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Garrett v. Coast & Southern Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  2. Cherokee Nation v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  3. United States v. Mescalero Apache TribeUnited States Court of Claims · 1975
  4. National Life Ins. Co. v. HaleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
  5. Walsh v. Glendale Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969

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