Whitmore v. Ainsworth

Citations

• 4 Cal. Unrep. 872
• 38 P. 196
• 1894 Cal. LEXIS 1206

Syllabus

<p>Vendor and Vendee—Possession as Notice.—Where, in an action by a grantor against the grantee to set aside a deed for fraud, the findings are for the defendant, the question whether possession by the grantor operated as notice to subsequent purchasers is immaterial.</p> <p>Witness.—A Question Whether Defendant Wanted Plaintiff “to do anything” at a certain time was rightly excluded as calling for a conclusion.</p> <p>Vendor and Vendee—Evidence of.—Attempt to Take Possession.—A paper executed by defendant, authorizing his agent to take possession of certain premises, is admissible to prove defendant’s attempt to take possession thereof.</p>