Bassett v. Haines
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Sacramento County. This was an action originally commenced in a Justice’s Court to recover the sum of one hundred and eighty-four dollars, ballance alleged to be due on an order given by Samuel C. Willse, and directed to the defendant Haines, and payable to plaintiff Bassett, for the sum of two hundred and six dollars and fifty cents.
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Appeal from the County Court of Sacramento County. This was an action originally commenced in a Justice’s Court to recover the sum of one hundred and eighty-four dollars, ballance alleged to be due on an order given by Samuel C. Willse, and directed to the defendant Haines, and payable to plaintiff Bassett, for the sum of two hundred and six dollars and fifty cents. Plaintiff had judgment in the Justice’s Court and the defendant appealed to the County Court, where the judgment was reversed, and a judgment for costs entered for defendant. Plaintiff then moved the County Court for a ■ new…
1Opinion of the CourtBurnett, J.
*261An order was drawn upon defendant in these words :. “ Mr. Jas. W. Haines: Please pay to R. H. Bassett the sum of two hundred and six dollars and fifty cents.
Oblige yours,
“ $206 50. Sam’l 0. Willse.”
The order was presented by plaintiff to defendant, who paid twenty-two dollars and fifty cents, which was endorsed upon the order in defendant’s handwriting, and signed by plaintiff, as follows:
“ Received on the within order twenty-two dollars and fifty cents.
Rob’t H. Bassett.
“ Sacbamento City, Sept. 11, ’56.”
The only question in the case is, whether this constitutes an acceptance “ in writing,…
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