Taylor v. Ford

This action was brought to compel defendant to set forth the nature and extent of his claim on a certain promissory note purporting to have been executed by plaintiff to defendant, and to have the same determined by the court to he of no force and validity.

Plaintiff and defendant were partners in the lumber business in West Berkeley, and defendant sold his interest in the business and property of the partnership to the plaintiff, and received the promissory note in suit as part payment on the sale. The note originally was for the sum of $8,509.87, and was given in accordance with a contract…