Pauly

Pauly v. Pauly

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107 Cal. 8·1895 Cal. LEXIS 705·40 P. 29
Supreme Court of CaliforniaApril 4, 1895No. 19505California541 words

Opinion

lead Opinion

Haynes, J.

The complaint contains several causes of action, the first four being upon promissory notes alleged to have been executed by the San Diego Cable Railway Company to the California National Bank of San Diego, aggregating $57,330. Another cause of action is for attorneys’ fees and expenses in a certain action brought by the bank against the cable company in the United States circuit court; and the last cause of action is for the sum of $359,000, for moneys alleged to have been paid by the bank to various persons at the request of the cable company for its use and benefit and upon its order. The $359,000 includes the moneys evidenced by the promissory notes sued upon in the antecedent counts.

The answer consists of specific denials of the allegations of the complaint, and a counterclaim to recover the sum of $50,000, the alleged value of certain shares of the capital stock of the cable company, and the further sum of $119,000 for moneys alleged to have been had and received by the bank to and for the use of the cable company.

The cause was tried by the court without a jury, and *16 the court found against the plaintiff upon each of its causes of action, and also against the…

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