Legal Opinion
Hamilton v. Oakland School District
California Supreme Court
Decided October 31, 1933No. Docket No. S.F. 14589PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
Plaintiff brought this action for the purpose of enforcing a compromise alleged to have been entered into by plaintiff with defendant school district. The trial court found the compromise was unsupported by consideration and therefore unenforceable against defendants. From the judgment based on this finding this appeal has been taken.
The facts giving rise to the controversy are not substantially in dispute, and are as follows:
In November, 1928, plaintiff as general contractor, and defendants by and through the Board of Education of the City of Oakland, entered into a contract for…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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