Legal Opinion

Martin v. Lawrence

California Supreme Court

Decided August 23, 1909No. L.A. No. 2305PublishedCited by 17 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County from an order dismissing a complaint in intervention, and from an order vacating an order granting leave to intervene. Z. B. West, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtHenshaw, J.

The complaint charged that the California Fruit Growers’ Association was a corporation organized for the purpose of carrying on fraudulent transactions and swindling operations; that through its officers it induced plaintiffs to convey to it'certain of their lands under contracts and agreements whereby in turn the corporation would at the end of five years convey to plaintiffs other lands which in the mean time they would plant to oranges, nurture, and care for. It is alleged that all the plaintiffs received for the lands which they deeded to the corporation were executory contracts to this…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Brison v. BrisonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
  2. Cal. Farm & Fruit Co. v. Schiappa-PietraCalifornia Supreme Court · 1907
  3. Kelley v. OwensCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898
  4. Alexander v. McDowCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Hibernia Savings & Loan Society v. ChurchillCalifornia Supreme Court · 1900

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Millar v. MillarCalifornia Supreme Court · 1917
  2. J. Bryant Kasey and Maryann Kasey v. Molybdenum Corporation of America, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
  3. Kim v. Westmoore Partners, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2011
  4. Johnson v. Hayes Cal Builders, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1963
  5. Stern & Goodman Investment Co. v. DanzigerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1929

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