Stockton Savings Bank v. McCown

Plaintiff appeals from the judgment and from the order denying its motion for a new trial.

The suit was based upon a rejected claim against the estate of Sidney Newell deceased and the only question necessary for decision is whether or not the court erred in holding that the claim, as presented, was fatally defective. The record discloses the following state of facts: In 1902 S. W. Newell was indebted to Stockton Savings Bank in a large sum of money. A settlement was made resulting in the giving of a note by him to that corporation. No part of the debt was an obligation of his father, Sidney…