Legal Opinion

Watkins v. Wilhoit

California Supreme Court

Decided January 26, 1894No. 18,167PublishedCited by 6 opinions

APPEAL from Superior Court, San Joaquin County; Ansel Smith, Judge. Action in the nature of a creditors’ bill by C. G. Watkins against R E. Wilhoit, B. F. Langford and M. E. Bryant. From a judgment sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

VANCLIEF, C.

This action is of the nature of a creditors’ bill in equity to subject property in the hands or under the control of the defendants Wilhoit and Langford to the payment of a judgment at law against defendant Bryant in favor of the plaintiff. A demurrer to the complaint having been sustained,' and plaintiff having declined to amend his complaint, judgment passed for defendants. The plaintiff has appealed from the judgment upon the judgment-roll containing a bill of exceptions showing that the demurrer was sustained on the grounds ‘‘ that the complaint does not state facts sufficient…

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2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Baines v. BabcockCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892
  2. Taylor v. BowkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  3. Sawyer v. AdamsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1836
  4. Pearsoll v. ChapinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1863
  5. Harmon v. PageCalifornia Supreme Court · 1882

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ziska v. ZiskaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
  2. Williams v. Commercial National BankOregon Supreme Court · 1907
  3. Blackwell v. HatchSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1903
  4. Weil v. DefenbachIdaho Supreme Court · 1918
  5. McKenzie County v. CasadyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1927

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