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Dougherty v. Friermuth

Supreme Court of California
Dec 23, 1885
68 Cal. 240 (Cal. 1885)

Opinion

         Department One

         Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Alameda County.

         COUNSEL:

         John J. Coffey, for Appellant.

          Tully R. Wise, A. L. Rhodes, and Moultrie & McLean, for Respondent.


         JUDGES: Ross, J. McKinstry, J., and McKee, J., concurred.

         OPINION

          ROSS, Judge

         Appellant contends that the judgment should be reversed because of a failure of the court to file findings of fact. It is provided by section 634 of the Code of Civil Procedure that such findings may be waived "by consent in writing, filed with the clerk." The waiver of findings, as said by respondent's counsel, amounts to no more than waiver of objection to the rendition of judgment without findings. In the present case the attorneys for the plaintiff, who is the appellant, signed a stipulation in writing, in which it was "agreed that findings in this case are waived." The stipulation was not filed with the clerk until some days subsequent to the entry of judgment, but we cannot see that that circumstance alters the effect of the stipulation, which we think is to estop the plaintiff from making the objection that no findings were filed.

         Judgment affirmed.


Summaries of

Dougherty v. Friermuth

Supreme Court of California
Dec 23, 1885
68 Cal. 240 (Cal. 1885)
Case details for

Dougherty v. Friermuth

Case Details

Full title:PETER DOUGHERTY, Appellant, v. H. FRIERMUTH, Respondent

Court:Supreme Court of California

Date published: Dec 23, 1885

Citations

68 Cal. 240 (Cal. 1885)
9 P. 98

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