Legal Opinion

Langan v. Langan

California Supreme Court

Decided May 26, 1891No. 13610PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Merced. County, and from ail order denying a new trial. The following are the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eleventh findings, referred to in the opinion of the court: 4. That on or about December 1, 1884, plaintiff agreed to sell to defendant and to give a bill of sale to one thousand head of- sheep, and a deed to all plaintiff’s rights in the homestead of Honora Langan, and a one-fourth interest in the Hezekiah M. Martin…

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Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Merced. County, and from ail order denying a new trial. The following are the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eleventh findings, referred to in the opinion of the court: 4. That on or about December 1, 1884, plaintiff agreed to sell to defendant and to give a bill of sale to one thousand head of- sheep, and a deed to all plaintiff’s rights in the homestead of Honora Langan, and a one-fourth interest in the Hezekiah M. Martin tract of land, otherwise described as lots 3, 4, and 5, in section 6, township 13 south, range TO east, Mount Diablo…

1Opinion of the CourtDe Haven, J.

— Action for the balance alleged to be due upon a promissory note executed by defendant's to plaintiff on April 25, 1885, for the sum of two thousand dollars.

The answer alleges that in December, 1884, the defendant Thomas F. Langan purchased from plaintiff an undivided one-fourth interest of all the copartnership property belonging to a firm of which plaintiff was a member, for the sum of three thousand dollars, and in payment thereof then executed to plaintiff his promissory note for said sum; that he afterwards paid one thousand dollars thereon, and then took up said note, and he and the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hubbard v. MarshallWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880
  2. Knight v. RocheCalifornia Supreme Court · 1880

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Estate of Hanley v. HanleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943
  2. Kaiser v. DaltoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1903
  3. People v. WalkerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901
  4. Hanrahan-Wilcox Corp. v. Jenison MacHinery Co.California Court of Appeal · 1937
  5. In Re Estate of BrewerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909

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