Hildreth v. Williams
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from Superior Court, San Diego County; E. S. Torrance, Judge. Action by Hugh R. Hildreth against Henry A. Williams. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SEARLS, C.
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiff for $350, as an attorney’s fee in an action in equity to enforce a pledge upon certain stocks given to secure the payment of a promissory note made by defendant to plaintiff for $3,500. The case comes up on the judgment-roll. The promissory note was in the usual form, with this addition: “And I further agree that, in the event of suit being brought against me, then there shall be added to any judgment against me, rendered in said suit, as counsel fees, -an additional sum of- per centum, in like gold coin, upon *142the amount of the…
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- Alden v. PryalCalifornia Supreme Court · 1882
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