Legal Opinion
Swafford v. Goodman
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 29, 1952No. Civ. 15305PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBray, J.
Defendant appeals from a judgment awarding-plaintiff $1,200 plus interest as the reasonable value of services in preparing building plans and specifications. Defendant attempts to appeal from the order denying a new trial.
Questions Presented
1. Sufficiency of the evidence, particularly whether plaintiff’s testimony is inherently improbable, thereby taking the appeal out of the conflict of evidence rule. 2. Interest.
Facts
The testimony of the parties is directly contradictory. Defendant owned a lot in Emeryville. He had contacted one Kenealy and had offered to build a building on the lot and…
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