McBride

Two actions upon promissory notes were consolidated for the purposes of trial in the superior court, upon .which a judgment adversely to the plaintiff’s demands was rendered, and he appealed.

Many asserted grounds assigned for reversal are resolved by the appellant into three concise comprehensive inquiries which are presented for determination. Briefly stated, the questions to be decided are, as to whether or not said notes were completely executed, were based upon an illegal consideration, and, whether or not any consideration was given therefor. Since each of these questions arises from specifications of insufficiency of the evidence, it becomes apparent that- if there was sufficient substantial evidence before the trial court to support the findings of fact and judgment, upon any hypothesis, as to the third specification, the judgment cannot be set aside. (Chaplin v. Amador, 93 Cal. App. 358 [ 269 Pac. 544 ].) It appeared that the plaintiff and others as promoters and directors of a corporation each furnished funds with which the same was established and qualified to issue shares of its capital stock in this state, that at the instance of the board of directors statements of…