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· 6/27/1895

Delafield v. San Francisco & S. M. Railway Co.

Citations

  • 5 Cal. Unrep. 71
  • 40 P. 958
  • 1895 Cal. LEXIS 1137

Syllabus

<p>Contract for Services.—A Complaint Alleging Performance of services for defendant and others, at their request, and agreement of defendant to pay therefor, supports a judgment against him alone.</p> <p>Contract for Services.—One Who Agreed to Pay in Stock and refuses to deliver it is liable for the amount in money.</p> <p>Contract for Services.—Where the Complaint Alleges the Performance of service, and a promise to pay therefor a certain sum, and the answer alleges a contract to pay a certain amount per month in stock, and admits that a certain number of shares thereof are due, objection to the admission of a contract like that alleged in the answer, except providing for a smaller payment, cannot for the first time be made on appeal, on the ground that it varied from that alleged in the complaint.</p>

Judges: Vanclief

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