Kraner v. Halsey
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtThornton, J.
Judgment passed for defendant herein, and plaintiff appealed therefrom.
The questions to be considered arise on a demurrer to the complaint.
The first ground of the demurrer, that the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, is manifestly untenable.
The complaint states the payment of a sum of money by plaintiff at the special instance and request of defendant, for which money so paid defendant is indebted to him, and that he (defendant) has failed and refused to pay this money, or any part of it. The law on, the facts stated implies a promise by defendant to…
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