Blumer

Blumer v. Madden

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128 Cal. App. 22·1932 Cal. App. LEXIS 263·16 P.2d 319
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaDecember 1, 1932Docket No. 4597.California1,184 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Thompson, J.

This is an appeal from an order denying defendant’s motion to recall and quash a writ of execution.

December 3, 1925, plaintiff recovered judgment against the defendant for the sum of $465.06, together with interest and costs. In November, 1926, the defendant offered in writing to pay plaintiff the sum of $375 in installments of $50 a month in full satisfaction of the judgment. In reply to this offer the plaintiff wrote the defendant a letter in which he agreed to accept in full payment of the judgment the sum of $483.34, provided that sum should be paid in regular monthly installments of $50, beginning with November 15, 1926. This conditional compromise of the judgment was expressed in the following language: “If the instalments would he carried on monthly, we would be willing to accept this proposition which would mean $375 plus $108.34, or $483.34 in complete settlement without any further interest. We would not care to release the judgment until the terms of the agreement have been completed.”

‘To the terms of this proposed compromise the defendant agreed. Several monthly payments were subsequently made pursuant to this agreement, aggregating the total sum of $363.48. No…

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