Light v. Stevens
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Napa County denying a new trial. Henry C. Gesford, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtAngellotti, J.
This is an appeal by defendant from an order denying his motion for a new trial in an action upon a promissory note for three thousand dollars, given by defendant’s intestate to plaintiff on April 15, 1902. The case was tried by a jury and a verdict was rendered for the full amount of said note, with interest at the rate of seven per cent per annum from its date and for five hundred dollars attorney fees. The defense relied on by defendant was payment by the decedent in his life-time of the full amount of the note and interest.
This is the second appeal in this case. On a former trial, the…
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