Wurdeman

This is an appeal by the defendants Reba A. Wailer and W. J. Starr from a judgment entered against them in the sum of $1,528.89.

The facts are briefly these: Converse Wurdeman, the son of plaintiff, was engaged in the electrical business in Venice, California, under the fictitious name of “Coast Electric & Machinery Company.” On May 18, 1922, Converse Wurdeman executed and delivered to “The Electric Corporation,” a corporation of Los Angeles County, a promissory note in the sum of $2,000, payable in installments of $200 per month. The plaintiff Mrs. R. F. S. Wurdeman signed this note as joint maker, without receiving any consideration therefor, for the purpose of enabling her son to obtain credit from The Electric Corporation. Converse Wurdeman was heavily in debt at the time this note was signed, and his financial condition continuing to get worse instead of better until on or about June 13, 1922, it became apparent to him that he could conduct his business no longer. The defendants were in his employ and had considerable wages due them. A conference was held between Converse Wurdeman and the defendants, wherein it was agreed that Converse Wurdeman should transfer the entire…