Hellman v. Merz
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Cou'rt of Los Angeles County and from an order denying a new trial. Lucien Shaw, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Belcher, C.
This is an action to recover from defendants the sum of five hundred dollars, money had and received by them for the use of the plaintiff, with interest thereon from December 10, 1891. The plaintiff had judgment as prayed for, and the defendants appeal from the judgment and an order denying a new trial.
On December 10, 1891, defendants, as executors of the last will of D. Mahlstedt, deceased, executed to plaintiff a written contract, which, after acknowledging the receipt of five hundred dollars, “ being a deposit and part payment on account of a bargain and sale made” to him of a…
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