Biven v. Bostwick
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Joaquin County, and from an order refusing a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtThornton, J.
This action is brought on a promise by the defendant to pay over a sum of money in his hands to the plaintiff.
The questions presented relate mainly to the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict of the jury on certain special issues submitted to it. The evidence, in our judgment, was sufficient for that purpose.
The defendant requested the court to instruct the jury as follows:—
This action is brought to enforce a special promise alleged to have been made by the defendant to Jesse A. Mitchell to pay a certain indebtedness from said Mitchell to the plaintiff in this action; and before…
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