Legal Opinion

Smith v. Moynihan

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1872No. 3,220PublishedCited by 26 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the Twelfth Judicial District, City and County of San Francisco. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court, Wallace, C. J.:

The action is brought to recover against the defendants, Lochhead, Moynihan, and Aitken, as copartners, for labor performed and materials furnished by the plaintiff about the building and construction of a steam engine on board the tugboat Wizard. The plaintiff is a coppersmith and plumber. The defendant John Lochhead is a builder of steam engines, and the defendants T. J. Moynihan and James Aitken compose the firm of “Moynihan & Aitken,” and carry on the business of boiler making. In December, 1868, a contract *58was entered into between Goodall & Nelson, owners of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Post v. KimberlyCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1812

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Garcia v. Truck Insurance ExchangeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Weitzenkorn v. LesserCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
  3. Silva v. Providence Hospital of OaklandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1939
  4. People v. RobinsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1930
  5. Robinson v. MoseleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1890

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