Legal Opinion
De Vrahnos v. George
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 2, 1962No. Civ. 25555PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBalthis, J.
This case involves competing equities arising out of the financial stresses and hazards of a family restaurant operation. The De Vrahnoses (plaintiffs), being in dire financial straits, sought help from one recognized as a relative (defendant James P. George) who put in substantial sums, first to pay off the existing creditors of the De Vrahnos restaurant and then, also at the De Vrahnos’ request, additional amounts to keep the restaurant operating in a new corporate form. The sums advanced by the defendants George (sometimes hereinafter referred to in the singular) .were secured by a deed…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Mashon v. HaddockCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
- Lewetzow v. SapiroCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
- Robison v. HanleyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955
- MacDonald v. RosenfeldCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948
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3Cited by12 opinions
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