Marin v. Francisca Reyes, Inc.

Action to recover the sum of $15,000 representing the balance due on a promissory note for $20,000 made by the defendant, dated January 16, 1926, and payable three months after date. The note was delivered in consideration of the purchase by the defendant of a painting and pursuant to an agreement which, among other things, described the painting as follows: “An original painting of the Spanish Classic Painter Rodriguez de Silva Velásquez, representing in its natural size the picture of Dona Isabel de Borbon, second wife of the King of Spain, Don Felipe Cuarto.” Defendant resisted payment of…