Corbitt v. Harrington

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Scott, J.

This action was brought to recover the sum of $20,000 and interest upon an alleged guaranty claimed to have been executed by the plaintiff, for the firm of Harrington & Smith, to the London, Paris & American Bank, Limited, of San Francisco. Issue was joined and a trial had which resulted in a verdict for defendants. Plaintiff moved to set aside the verdict, and the court granted the motion, holding that the evidence in support of the defendants’ affirmative defense was insufficient to sustain a verdict thereon, and that the verdict was against…