Legal Opinion

Silverstin v. Kohler & Chase

California Supreme Court

Decided August 18, 1919No. L. A. No. 5245PublishedCited by 19 opinions

APPEAL from a Judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Leslie R. Hewitt, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtWilbur, J.

Plaintiffs, husband and wife, brought this action to recover from defendants the value of a certain piano belonging to the plaintiffs, alleged to have been converted by the defendant, and for damages for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff Ida Silverstin at the time of the forcible taking of such piano, and for punitive damages. The court rendered judgment for $350, the value of the piano, and for $150 actual damages for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff Ida Silverstin. The controversy between the parties grows out of an agreement entered into between defendants’ assignor,…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Van Allen v. FrancisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
  2. Parke & Lacy Co. v. White River Lumber Co.California Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Bailey v. HerveyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1883
  4. Young v. PhillipsMichigan Supreme Court · 1918
  5. Frisch v. WellsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Deevy v. TassiCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
  2. Martin Music Co. v. RobbCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1931
  3. Holmes v. SchnedlerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
  4. C. I. T. Corp. v. ReevesSupreme Court of Florida · 1933
  5. Watson v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1932

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