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76 Cal. 608

Schultz v. McLean

California Supreme Court

Decided June 19, 1888

California Supreme Court · decided 1888-06-19

- The action was brought to enforce a trust in certain lands situated in San Luis Obispo County, which were alleged to have been transferred to the defendant Robinson in trust for the plaintiff, and transferred by him to the defendant McLean, at the request of the plaintiffs, as' security for advances made by McLean.

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Decided 1888-06-19

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Cited by 5 later decisions — most recently December 1936

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Thornton, J.

¶1The court below erred in allowing the-following question to be put by plaintiffs to Waymire,, their attorney in this case, who was called by them:.: “What statement did Schultz make to you in regard to-the contract which was made between him and McLeam at the time he first consulted you in regard to this suit!;, and before you draughted the complaint? I want to know whether the statement made to you was the same statement made here on the stand.”

¶2And also erred in admitting the answer to the foregoing question.

¶3Schultz went to Waymire and made the statement inquired about to him in regard to his case. Neither of the defendants was present when this statement was made. If such a statement is admissible, a party can make evidence for himself. For what reason or on what ground the court admitted it we cannot conjecture.

¶4For the foregoing error, the judgment and order denying a new trial must be reversed, and the cause remanded.

¶5No judgment has been entered or rendered either against or in favor of defendant Robinson. The cause is not then disposed of as to him. (Diggins v. Reay, 54 Cal. 526.) The court should have passed on the cause as to all the defendants.

¶6Judgment and order reversed, and cause remanded.

¶7McFarland, J., Searls, C. J., McKinstry, J., Paterson, J., and Sharpstbin, J., concurred.

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