Wolfer

Westinghouse Credit Corp. v. Wolfer

Good Law
10 Cal. App. 3d 63·1970 Cal. App. LEXIS 2240·88 Cal. Rptr. 654
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJuly 30, 1970Civ. 35532California1,916 words

Opinion

Opinion

Cobey, J.

Roberta H. Wolfer appeals from a minute order denying her motion to vacate her default and the judgment entered thereon and for relief incidental thereto. The appeal lies (Code Civ. Proc., § 904.1, subd. (b)), but we affirm for reasons which we will now set forth.

The Facts

In January 1966 Westinghouse acquired, by written assignment for valuable consideration, all of the seller’s interest under a written agreement covering the sale of certain restaurant equipment and related items to one Griffin. About six months later appellant assumed by a written assumption agreement all of Griffin’s obligations to Westinghouse under the agreement of sale. A short time later one Savoy apparently took over the restaurant where the equipment and other items involved were in use, and assumed by written agreement with appellant and Griffin alone their debt to Westinghouse for these items. Shortly thereafter Westinghouse apparently learned of this assumption. The monthly payments to Westinghouse, however, almost immediately stopped.

On March 28, 1968, Westinghouse filed suit against Griffin, appellant and Savoy for the balance then due under the agreement of sale, namely, $13,081.18,…

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