Cohn

Cohn v. Valentine

Good Law
1928 Cal. App. LEXIS 328·88 Cal. App. 430·263 P. 846
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJanuary 19, 1928Docket No. 3381.California2,327 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Finch, J.

-In November, 1923, the plaintiff was in possession, under an agreement of purchase, of certain lots in the city of Los Angeles, together with the dwelling-house thereon and its “furniture and furnishings.” The agreement provided for the payment of $1,000 on the purchase price at the time of the execution of the contract, $19,000 on or before January 10, 1924, and the execution by the plaintiff of his promissory note for $60,000, payable on or before three years after November 15, 1923, secured by a mortgage on said real property. The pleadings, which cover nearly a hundred pages of the typewritten transcript, are too lengthy to be given even in substance, but the findings of the court sufficiently indicate the issues in controversy. The court found:

Judgment was entered in favor of the plaintiff against Valentine and Kane for $30,000, with interest thereon at the rate of seven per cent per annum from December 6, 1923; against Charles H. O’Connor and William C. O’Connor for $13,500, less $722.08 as commissions and expenses, with interest for the same period and at the same rate as in the judgment against Valentine and Kane; and against the Guaranty Building and Loan Association…

Sign in to read the full opinion

Create a free account to read the complete opinion text, citation history, and good-law status for this case.