Legal Opinion

Farmers' National Gold Bank v. Wilson

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1881No. 7,467PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff in the Superior Court of Santa Clara County. Belden, J. The Court found with reference to the levy of the attachment, that under and by virtue of the same, the defendant Thomas Desmond, as Sheriff of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California, levied upon said stock by leaving with the President of said Home Mutual Insurance Company a copy of said attachment commanding him to hold said stock subject to any judgment that…

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Appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff in the Superior Court of Santa Clara County. Belden, J. The Court found with reference to the levy of the attachment, that under and by virtue of the same, the defendant Thomas Desmond, as Sheriff of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California, levied upon said stock by leaving with the President of said Home Mutual Insurance Company a copy of said attachment commanding him to hold said stock subject to any judgment that said Wilson might recover against said Shartzer in said action instituted by him as aforesaid, and that under the…

1Opinion of the Court

Ross, J.:

On the 2d of January, 1879, one Shartzer was the owner and holder of eight shares of the capital stock of the Home Mutual Insurance Company, a State corporation. On that *604day he executed to the plaintiff an assignment of the certificates of the stock, together with a power of attorney authorizing the assignee to cause the proper transfer of the stock to be made on the books of the company. The assignment was made as collateral security for the payment of Shartzer’s note for five hundred dollars, with interest, executed by him to the plaintiff. Plaintiff neglected to have the stock…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Weston v. Bear RiverCalifornia Supreme Court · 1855

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