Legal Opinion
Bennett v. Hibernia Bank
California Supreme Court
Decided December 27, 1956No. S. F. 19089PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*546GIBSON, C. J.
Plaintiffs are seeking declaratory relief to determine their rights, if any, in the Hibernia Bank which, prior to 1947, was known as the Hibernia Savings and Loan Society. They claim as successors of Callaghan Curtin who, it is alleged, became a member of Hibernia on October 27, 1860. A general demurrer to the complaint was sustained without leave to amend, and plaintiffs have appealed from the ensuing judgment.
The complaint is very lengthy, and it contains a great deal of purely evidentiary matter; some of the allegations are inconsistent, others are ambiguous and uncertain, and…
2Cases cited90 opinions
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- Seeger v. OdellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
- Jaffe v. StoneCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
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3Cited by106 opinions
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