California Viking Sprinkler Co. v. Pacific Indemnity Co.

This is an action based on repudiation of an oral agreement alleged to have been made by defendant to pay $7,768.13 to plaintiff in consideration of the latter’s dis missal of an action against a third party pending in a federal district court. The cause was tried and a jury gave its verdict for plaintiff. Thereupon defendant moved the court alternatively for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial. Both motions were denied and defendant noticed an appeal from the judgment entered pursuant to the jury’s verdict and from the order denying said motions for judgment notwithstanding…