Legal Opinion
Security Pacific National Bank v. Chess
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 20, 1976No. Civ. 46439PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FILES, P. J.
This is a consolidated action upon thirteen installment notes, each executed by one of six defendants. The sole issue tried was whether or not the plaintiff was a holder in due course. The trial court, sitting without a jury, gave judgment for plaintiff, from which defendants appeal.
The notes involved here were executed between August and November 1969 and are a part of a larger number of notes payable to Petroleum Equipment Leasing Company of Tulsa, Oklahoma (hereinafter PELCO) as a part of oil drilling ventures, in which the makers were investors. These notes were…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Parsons v. Bristol Development Co.California Supreme Court · 1965
- Vasquez v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Bancroft-Whitney Co. v. McHughCalifornia Supreme Court · 1913
- Bowling Green, Inc. v. State Street Bank and Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- United Overseas Bank v. Veneers, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1974
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3Cited by18 opinions
- People v. Casa Blanca Convalescent Homes, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1984
- Niederer v. FerreiraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
- Estrada v. River Oaks Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Mitchell v. Rock Hill National Bank (In Re Mid-Atlantic Piping Products of Charlotte, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1982
- Adams v. Madison Realty & Development, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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