Wise

Wise v. Williams

Good Law
1895 Cal. LEXIS 1172·5 Cal. Unrep. 197·42 P. 573
Supreme Court of CaliforniaNovember 26, 1895No. 18,317California2,314 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Searls, J.

Appeal by ■ plaintiffs from a judgment in favor of defendants and from an order denying plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial. This is the third appeal in this cause. To the first complaint a demurrer was filed, and sustained by the court, and judgment entered for defendants. On appeal the judgment was reversed ( 72 Cal. 544 , 14 Pac. 204 ), and the cause remanded for trial. On November 17, 1887, the cause was tried, and judgment rendered in favor of the defendants. An appeal was taken from that judgment, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial. The judgment and order were reversed ( 88 Cal. 30 , 25 Pac. 1064 ), and the cause sent back for a new,trial. On the first appeal it was held by this court that as the complaint showed the demand to have been presented to the administratrix in due time, and to have been allowed by her and approved by the judge in due time, it was not barred by the statute of limitations. Upon the second appeal it was held, among other things, that the presentation and allowance of the claim were in due time, upon the ground that due notice to creditors had not been given prior to such presentation. The facts material to the present appeal are as…

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