Legal Opinion

Kleinpeter v. Castro

California Court of Appeal

Decided July 21, 1909No. Civ. No. 634PublishedCited by 6 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. George H. Hutton, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.

Defendant Castro was a notary public whose official bond was made by the defendant American Bonding Company of Baltimore. The action was instituted against Castro as principal and American Bonding Company as surety upon this bond to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by plaintiffs as the result of a false certificate of acknowledgment to a deed made by Castro as such notary. Castro was not served with process, his whereabouts being unknown; neither was his testimony produced at the trial., Judgment was given in favor of plaintiffs against the bonding company, from which defendant…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hutson v. Southern California Ry. Co.California Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Hatton v. HolmesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
  3. Murphy v. WaterhouseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896
  4. Joost v. CraigCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901
  5. People v. LundinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Transamerica Title Insurance v. GreenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
  2. State Nat. Bank v. MeeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  3. Hemet Home Builders Association v. WellsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1934
  4. Woods v. CorseyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948
  5. Luttrell v. Columbia Casualty Co.California Court of Appeal · 1934

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