Murphy v. Waterhouse
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. John Hunt, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMcFarland, J.
J.This action was brought upon a promissory note for ten thousand dollars, made by the defendant, Waterhouse, to the Pacific Bank, and alleged to have been assigned by said bank to the plaintiff Murphy. Afterward, however, the plaintiff Murphy withdrew his claims to the note, and the contest was thereafter between the Pacific Bank, intervenor, and the defendant, Waterhouse. The case was tried with a jury, who returned a verdict in favor of the intervenor for the amount of the face of the note. Defendant, Waterhouse, appeals from the judgment.
The defense set up by the appellant, Waterhouse,…
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