Cousins v. Partridge
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco, and from an order denying a new trial.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco, and from an order denying a new trial. The averment in the second amended complaint in regard to the presentation of the claim to the administratrix was as follows: “That on the second day of April, 1885, at said city and county of San Francisco, plaintiff duly presented to said defendant, as such administratrix of said estate aforesaid, for allowance his written claim against the said estate of Louis G. Partridge, deceased, for the sum of two thousand dollars in United States gold coin, which claim was…
1Opinion of the CourtMcFarland, J.
This is an action on a promissory note alleged to have been made by Louis G. Partridge, deceased, on February 19,1885, for two thousand dollars, payable to plaintiff on demand after date. The answer *227denies that the note was ever made or delivered by the deceased to plaintiff, or that there was “ any consideration for the said promissory note.” The case was tried without a jury, and the verdict and judgment were for plaintiff. Defendant appeals from the judgment, and from an order denying a new trial.
1. Appellant contends strenuously that the evidence is insufficient to justify the jury in…
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