Legal Opinion
Commercial Credit Corp. v. Orange County MacHine Works
California Supreme Court
Decided February 24, 1950No. L. A. 20911PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEdmonds, J.
Commercial Credit Corporation sued Orange County Machine Works, the maker of a promissory note representing the amount unpaid upon a conditional sales contract. The appeal from a judgment in favor of the maker presents for decision questions concerning the negotiability of the instrument and the respective rights of the parties in connection with the defense of failure of consideration.
The Machine Works was in the market for a Ferracute press. Ermac Company knew of one which could be purchased from General American Precooling Corporation for $5,000 and offered to sell it to the Machine Works…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Commercial Credit Company v. ChildsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1940
- Todd v. State BankSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
- Commercial Credit Co. v. M. McDonough Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
- State Nat. Bank of El Paso, Tex. v. CantrellNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1943
- Federal Credit Bureau, Inc. v. Zelkor Dining Car Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
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- Gross v. AppelgrenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
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