Carpentier v. Atherton
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court, Twelfth Judicial District, City and County of San Francisco. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Currey, J.
The defendant made and delivered to the plaintiff his contract in writing, bearing date the 2d of April, 1864, by which, for a valuable consideration, he promised to pay to the plaintiff the sum of five hundred dollars on demand, in United States gold coin. Some time afterwards the plaintiff duly demanded payment of the sum of money due on this contract, in the kind of currency specified therein. The defendant refused to pay in gold coin, but subsequently, and before this action was commenced, tendered and offered to pay to the plaintiff certain United States notes,…
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