Gardner v. Jonathan Club

35 Cal.2d 343 (1950)

BEVERLY GARDNER, Appellant,

v.

JONATHAN CLUB (a Corporation), Respondent.

L. A. No. 21327.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

May 5, 1950.

Murchison & Myers, R. Bruce Marchison, John B. Myers and Claude B. Cumming for Appellant.

Fulcher & Wynn, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, P. C. Sterry and C. G. Wynn for Respondent.

TRAYNOR, J.

Plaintiff, as assignee of Lambert H. Polderman, brought this action to recover $5,500 allegedly contained in an envelope delivered to defendant for safekeeping and not returned on demand. Defendant moved for summary judgment for plaintiff in the amount of…