Campbell v. Birch

19 Cal.2d 778 (1942)

ROY CAMPBELL, as Trustee, etc., Respondent,

v.

A. OTIS BIRCH et al., Appellants.

L. A. No. 17907.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

Mar. 5, 1942.

George Acret, Clyde F. Murphy, Clifford A. Rohe, Robert W. Kenny and Morris E. Cohn for Appellants.

Syril S. Tipton for Respondent.

PETERS, J. pro tem.

This action was brought by plaintiff for damages alleged to have been suffered by the trust estates represented by plaintiff as the result of an alleged fraudulent conspiracy by defendants whereby plaintiff was induced to settle an indebtedness of defendant A. Otis Birch owed to the…