Gabb v. King

Citations

• 38 Cal. 143
• 1869 Cal. LEXIS 127

Syllabus

<p>Promissory Note.—A written instrument, containing a promise to pay a sum of money upon a contingency, and not absolutely, is not a promissory note. Contract—Construction of.—K., by an instrument in writing, promised to pay Gr. a sum of money on the-sale of a certain mine, “for services rendered in the sale of said mine.” Held, that the consideration consisted of past and not of future services.</p>