41 Cal. 661
Decided July 1, 1871
California Supreme Court · decided 1871-07-01
This was an action upon a contract entered into by the parties in April, 1865, by the terms of which defendant was to pay plaintiff two thousand one hundred dollars in gold out of certain moneys to be collected for street work in San Francisco.
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Decided 1871-07-01
Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently November 1923
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¶1The demurrer was properly sustained; it did not appear that the counterclaims relied upon existed in favor of the defendants at the time of the commencement of the action.
¶2There is nothing in the other points; the appeal is without merit, and the judgment is affirmed, with ten per cent damages.
¶3Mr. Justice Crockett did not participate in the foregoing decision.