Legal Opinion

Burkett v. Doty

California Supreme Court

Decided September 8, 1917No. Sac. No. 2323PublishedCited by 22 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Butte County. H. D. Gregory, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.

The plaintiff appeals from the judgment. The action is in claim and delivery for the possession of two promissory notes, or for the value thereof, in case a delivery cannot be had.

On September 25, 1911, Harry Harrington executed to Nellie Mead Doty three promissory notes and a mortgage to secure the same. The notes were each for $1,385.95 and were due respectively on October 1, 1912; October 1, 1913; October 1, 1914. Nellie Mead Doty was the wife of the defendant, W. M. Doty. The notes and mortgage were her separate property. This action concerns the two notes falling due in 1913j and 1914,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Crocker v. HallCalifornia Supreme Court · 1908
  2. Knight v. TrippCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898
  3. Kenney v. ParksCalifornia Supreme Court · 1902
  4. Driscoll v. DriscollCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Gould v. WiseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Lefrooth v. PrenticeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1927
  2. Guggenhime & Co. v. LamantiaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1929
  3. Sylvain v. PageMontana Supreme Court · 1929
  4. Miller v. JansenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943
  5. Dinneen v. YoungerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1943

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