Royer v. Kelly
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County. Prank R. Willis, Judge presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.
The plaintiff sued to recover the sum of twenty-two thousand four hundred dollars, claimed to have been owing to him from the decedent, Caroline M. Conn, at the time of her death, upon two agreements in writing between them, one executed on September 10, 1907, the other on October 6, 1911.
The answer alleged as a defense, among other things, that each of said agreements was executed without any consideration and was obtained by undue influence. The court found that there was no consideration for either of the contracts and gave judgment for the defendant. The plaintiff appeals. He claims that…
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