Craddock v. O'Brien

Haynes, C.

The defendant, in 1885, was the owner of certain judgments rendered by the superior court of Yuba county against “ Drainage District Number One, of the state of California” (which was organized under the act of April 23, 1880, entitled “An act to promote drainage ”), and made an agreement with the plaintiff, Craddock, whereby plaintiff undertook to collect them, and for which service, if successful, defendant agreed he should receive one thousand dollars. This agree*218ment, however, included another judgment in which defendant was not interested.

Plaintiff also received for collection…