Burke v. Watts
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtLawlor, J.
This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff in an action for damages for malicious prosecution.
Appellant, W. A. Watts, owned the Virginia Apartments, in the city of San Diego, which he leased to one Mrs. Hannah F. Johnstone, who, on December 28, 1917, purchased the furnishings from the former lessees of the premises, Augusta Svedin and Olaf Svedin, her husband. On March 14", 1919, respondent, Peter Burke, an auctioneer, purchased the furnishings from Mrs. Johnstone, the consideration being certain lands in Canada which he owned, and the sum of five hundred…
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