Legal Opinion

Anderson v. Johnston

California Supreme Court

Decided May 18, 1898No. Sac. No. 330PublishedCited by 5 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County and from an order denying a new trial. Matt. F. Johnson, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

SEARLS, C.

Action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien. Plaintiff demands judgment for eighty-five dollars and costs and an attorney’s fee of fifty dollars. The cause was tried by the court, and a decree entered in favor of plaintiff for sixty-seven dollars and fifty cents and for an attorney’s fee of twenty-five dollars and costs. Defendant appeals from the decree and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

It appears that on the first day of September, 1895, the plaintiff and defendant entered into a written agreement by the terms of which the plaintiff agreed with the defendant to…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. D. L. Godbey & Sons Construction Co. v. DeaneCalifornia Supreme Court · 1952
  2. Emigh-Winchell Hardware Co. v. PylmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1918
  3. D. L. Godbey & Sons Construction Co. v. DeaneCalifornia Supreme Court · 1952
  4. Emigh-Winchell Hardware Co. v. PylmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1918
  5. Quinlivan v. Dennstedt Land Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1918

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