Bassett v. Haines

Citations

• 9 Cal. 260

Syllabus

<p>A drew an order on B in favor of C for two hundred and six dollars and fifty cents; C presented the order to B, and he paid twenty-two dollars and fifty cents thereon, and the amount was receipted on the back of the order in the handwriting of B, and signed by C: Held, that this was not an acceptance.</p> <p>The receipt is evidence that B owed only that sum and paid it, and would not imply acceptance of the whole amount.</p>