Gushee v. Leavitt
Gushee v. Leavitt
5 Cal. 160
Gushee v. Leavitt
Opinion of the Court
Murray, C. J., concurred.
In defense to an action on a promissory note, it is not sufficient to
Nor is it a good plea to allege that the note sued on is the property of another, and not of the plaintiff, without showing some substantial matter of defense against the one asserted to be the owner, and which could not be set up against the plaintiff.
Judgment affirmed.
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