Stephenson v. Hawkins
Citations
- 67 Cal. 106
- 7 P. 198
- 1885 Cal. LEXIS 562
Syllabus
<p>Cancellation of Instrument—Want of Consideration.—A written instrument will not be cancelled on the mere ground of want of consideration, where there is no evidence tending to prove that it was obtained by misrepresentation or executed by mistake.</p> <p>Id Evidence—Declarations of Deceased Person.—Declarations by the plaintiff’s intestate, the maker of the instrument, after he had executed the same, held, inadmissible to prove such misrepresentation or mistake.</p>
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- appellant was pro se after trial and did not file a motion for new trial; earliest practicable moment to raise ineffectiveness claim was on appeal
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Judges: Sharpstein
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