Runo v. Williams
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County and from an order refusing a new trial. T. L. Lewis, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtLorigan, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for malicious prosecution.
Plaintiff, a building contractor, and defendant, about April 1,1909, made a verbal contract under which the former was to furnish the labor and material and build for the latter three houses and barns, referred to in the testimony as jobs 9,12,14. The contract price for each job—whether $1275 or an excess thereof—is in dispute between the parties, but for present purposes this is immaterial. On July 11, 1909, the building of one of the houses and barns—job 9—had been finished by plaintiff and accepted by defendant, and the…
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