Legal Opinion
Petroleum Midway Co. v. Zahn
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 31, 1944No. Civ. 13995PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BISHOP, J. pro tem.
A judgment was entered in favor of defendant, Petroleum Production Company, without the filing of findings of fact. As there was an issue of fact submitted to the trial judge for his determination and a finding on the issue was not waived, the entry of a judgment without a written finding was unauthorized.
According to plaintiff’s amended complaint, the defendants had agreed to buy from the plaintiff two producing oil wells, with accompanying lease and equipment, for the price of $40,000. Of this sum, to be paid half in cash and half by the transfer of stock, only the sum of…
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