Dopman v. Hoberlin

Citations

• 5 Cal. 413

Syllabus

<p>The plaintiff introduced two witnesses, to prove the value of his services in going twice to Europe to negotiate the purchase of an estate, etc.; hut it was not shown that he undertook these voyages at the request of the defendant, or in what capacity he went. Held, that the Court erred in admitting the testimony, as the question was hypothetical, and assumed a state of facts not in proof.</p>