Landis v. Morrissey
Citations
- 69 Cal. 83
- 10 P. 258
- 1886 Cal. LEXIS 633
Syllabus
<p>Goods Sold and Delivered—Action to Recover fob—Pleading—Evidence of Sale on Credit—New Matter. — The action was brought to recover for goods sold and delivered. The complaint alleged a promise to pay for the goods on demand. The answer merely denied the allegations of the complaint. On the trial, the court excluded evidence offered by the defendant showing that the goods were sold on a credit of sixty days, which period had not expired when the action was commenced. Held, that the evidence was not new matter, and was admissible in defense of the action without being specially pleaded.</p>
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