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Patterson v. SharpPatterson v. Sharp

California Supreme Court
Jul 1, 1871
No. 2,575
Reporters:
Before:
Rhodes
By the Court, Rhodes, C. J.:

It is alleged in the complaint that the plaintiffs tendered to Sharp, and also to Byrne, six thousand dollars, ‍​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‍the money advanced, together with interest thereon at two per cent per month—the stipulated rate—at a specified time; that they refused to accept the money; and that the plaintiffs, from the time of the tender, have continued ready to pay that amount of money. These facts, not ‍​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‍being denied by the answer, are admitted; and as evidence would not be admissible for the purpose of controverting facts thus established, the question whether the judgment ordered the payment by the plaintiff‘s, of too large a sum of money, arises upon the judgment roll without bringing ‍​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‍up the evidence, if any, that may have been offered on that point. The amount of money tendered by the plaintiffs—six thousand two hundred and twenty-four dollars—was the amount due at the time of the tender, and the tender put a stop to the accruing of ‍​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‍interest. (2 Pars, on Cont. 150, and cases cited.)

Cause remanded, with directions to modify the judgment *136by striking out the sum of seven thousand eight hundred and thirty-six dollars wherever it occurs in the judgment, and inserting in the place thereof, the sum of six thousand two hundred ‍​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‍and twenty-four dollars, and ordering said sum to be paid within ten days from the entry of the judgment.

Mi-. Justice Sprague expressed no opinion.

Case Details

Case Name: Patterson v. Sharp
Court Name: California Supreme Court
Date Published: Jul 1, 1871
Citations: 41 Cal. 133; No. 2,575
Docket Number: No. 2,575
Court Abbreviation: Cal.
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