Owens v. McNally
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Humboldt County. G. W. Harter, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHenshaw, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment, the evidence being brought up for review by a bill of exceptions.
The action is prosecuted by Maria B. Owens against Alice McNally, as administratrix of the estate of Lawrence McNally, deceased, and against Alice McNally individually, with whom are joined as defendants all the other heirs at law of said Lawrence McNally.
The action was to compel specific performance of a contract averred to have been entered into by and between plaintiff and Lawrence McNally. In the year 1881 plaintiff was eighteen years old, and was living with her parents in the state of…
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