Legal Opinion
Wheelon v. Patco, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 19, 1968No. Civ. No. 24045; Civ. No. 24046PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
On these appeals from judgments awarding third party claims, the sole question presented is whether the evidence establishes that title to the funds in question had passed to respondent prior to the attachments of appellants.
The facts are not in dispute. In March 1966, Pateo, Inc. (hereafter Pateo) sold its supermarket in Crescent City to Lehman Co., Inc. for about $52,000. This amount was deposited with the escrow holder, United California Bank (hereafter Bank). Pateo instructed the Bank to disburse all of the funds in accordance with its April 8, 1966 list of claims under notice to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cockerell v. Title Insurance & Trust Co.California Supreme Court · 1954
- Butler v. NeppleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
- First National Bank v. Pomona Tile Manufacturing Co.California Court of Appeal · 1917
- Dot Records, Inc. v. FreemanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
3Cited by1 opinion
- Carolina Power & Light Co. v. UranexDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1977