Burkett v. Doty

32 Cal. App. 337 ·

California Court of Appeal · Filed December 15, 1916

Published · citable Cited by 1

Holding

The court held that the assignment of a promissory note and mortgage was complete and effective upon its unconditional delivery, notwithstanding the grantor's retention of physical possession of the note and subsequent dealings with it, and that evidence of the grantor's contrary intent was properly excluded as immaterial to the question of title.

Statutes construed

CIV § 1054
CIV § 1055
CIV § 1056
CIV § 1146
CIV § 1213
CIV § 1217
CIV § 3440

Cited by (1)

J. A. YOUNG et al., Appellants, v. NEW PEDRARA ONYX COMPANY et al., Respondents; J. A. YOUNG et al., Appellants, v. NEW PEDRARA ONYX COMPANY et al., Respondents (1920) 48 Cal. App. 1