March

March v. Barnet

Good Law
5 Cal. Unrep. 863·51 P. 20
Supreme Court of CaliforniaNovember 17, 1897S. F. No. 704California1,010 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Searls, J.

Action to recover $1,400 and interest for the alleged wrongful taking and sale of certain personal property of the plaintiff. Judgment of dismissal was entered as to C. S. Laumeister, one of the defendants. Final judgment was rendered in favor of plaintiff and against defend *864 ant Jacob Steen for $943.41 and costs, and in favor of the deféndants S. Barnet, I. Blum, Joseph Blum and J. H. Jacobs for their costs of suit. Plaintiff appeals from so much of the judgment as is in favor of said defendants Bar-net, Blum, Blum and Jacobs. The cause was tried by the court, without a jury, and comes up on the judgment-roll without a bill of exceptions.

In October, 1890, O. B. Button brought an action against Jacob Steen, John Boss and W. F. March, the plaintiff herein, on a promissory note made by said Steen, payable to John Boss or order, and by him indorsed to plaintiff, March, who in turn, before maturity, indorsed the same to Button. A writ of attachment issued in said cause, which was levied upon the property of defendant Jacob Steen. Thereupon S. Barnet and one G. Bowman entered into an undertaking in the sum of $600 for the release of said attached property, as prescribed by…

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