Pacific Trust Co. v. Dorsey
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Joaquin County, and from an order refusing a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Belcher,. C. C.
This is an appeal by defendant from a judgment in favor of plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial.
The action was based upon a promissory note, and the contention of appellant is, that the contract, in the execution of which the note was given, was against public policy and prohibited by law; and so the note was void.
The facts as shown by the record are as follows: —
In August, 1883, the Pacific Trust Company, plaintiff herein, was organized as a corporation to do a banking business at the city of Stockton. Its capital stock was fixed at five hundred…
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