Legal Opinion
Ashley v. Vischer
California Supreme Court
Decided July 1, 1864PublishedCited by 21 opinions
Appeal from the District Court, Twelfth Judicial District, City and County of San Francisco. This action was commenced on the 23d day of February, 1859. The other facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Sawyer, J.
The question in this case is, whether, under the Statute of Limitations, the two causes of action set out in the complaint are barred in two or four years. The following are the instruments to be construed :
“Received of John Morrison, Esq., the sum of two thous- and seven hundred and fifty dollars. San Francisco, February 24, 1855.
“ (82,750.) Edward Vischer.”
“ This is to state that I am holder of three checks on Page, Bacon & Co., (viz : $380 70, $514 40, $227 44,) amounting to eleven hundred and twenty-two dollars and sixty-three cents, to be converted into cash as…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Raymond v. SimonsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1835
- Sannickson v. BrownCalifornia Supreme Court · 1855
- Neighbors v. SimmonsIndiana Supreme Court · 1827
3Cited by21 opinions
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