Stone v. Owens
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco and from an order denying a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
The Court.
In September, 1890, F. J. Owens and J. V. Owens, who were brothers and copartners, entered into a written contract with the state, through the harbor commissioners, to construct a section of the seawall and wharf on the water-front of the city of San Francisco.
On February 11, 1891, the Owens brothers assigned their said contract to defendant, Wood, as security for advances made and to be made by Wood to them, and constituted Wood their attorney in fact, with authority to demand and receive all warrants and moneys due or *294to become due them under said contract, by the following…
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