Mathes

Mathes v. Bangs

Good Law
128 Cal. App. 171·1932 Cal. App. LEXIS 234·16 P.2d 749
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaDecember 12, 1932Docket No. 1017.California828 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Jennings, J.

Plaintiff brought this action to recover a balance due and unpaid on a promissory note executed .by defendant Adelle M. Bangs and the indorsement thereon signed by defendant Katheryn Sinnige. The complaint alleged that the note was executed on July 3, 1929; that Katheryn Sinnige was named as payee therein; that payment of the note was secured by a certain deed of trust; that such security had been wholly exhausted prior to the institution of the action; that prior to its maturity the note was indorsed and transferred by the payee to plaintiff; that at the time the note was transferred to plaintiff, the payee in addition to indorsing the note and for the purpose of inducing plaintiff to purchase the note, unconditionally guaranteed to plaintiff the payment of all sums mentioned therein; that plaintiff, in consideration of said guaranty and the transfer of said note to him purchased the note from said payee and paid to said payee the sum demanded by her; that after the note was thus transferred it became due and payable; that the real property covered by the deed of trust was duly sold and the proceeds of such sale applied upon the note, leaving due and unpaid the balance for whose…

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