Case Name: DICK LEE, Appellant, v. J. J. DAY, Respondent
Court: District Court of Appeal of the State of California
Jurisdiction: California
Decision Date: 1921-12-14
Citations: 55 Cal. App. 653
Docket Number: Civ. No. 2360
Parties: DICK LEE, Appellant, v. J. J. DAY, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: California Appellate Reports
Volume: 55
Pages: 653–654

Head Matter:
[Civ. No. 2360.
Third Appellate District.—
December 14, 1921.]
DICK LEE, Appellant, v. J. J. DAY, Respondent.
Finding—Action fob Monet Had and Received—Untruth of Allegations of Complaint.—A finding in an action for money had and received that each and all the allegations set forth in plaintiff’s complaint are not true, followed by the finding that all the allegations contained in defendant’s answer are true, is sufficient.
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Placer County. J. E. Prewett, Judge. Affirmed.
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
P. H. Johnson for Appellant.
Lowell, Lowell & Lowell for Respondent.

Opinion:
FINCH, P. J.
The only ground presented for reversal is that the findings "are insufficient to sustain the judgment."
The complaint contains three allegations: 1. That the defendant had received a certain sum of money "to and for the use of the plaintiff." 2. That plaintiff had made demand for the same. 3. That the defendant had not paid the money to the plaintiff. The answer denied the first allegation and, by failure to deny, admitted the others.
The appellant quotes the finding attacked as follows: "That all the allegations set forth in plaintiff's complaint are not true," and argues that this is not a finding that "no one of the allegations of the complaint is true, but the finding is as to all collectively; that all are not true." The respondent has failed to file a brief or argue the question raised .by the appeal. Appellant, however, has fallen into error in quoting the finding. The finding contained in the transcript is as follows: "That each and all the allegations set forth in plaintiff's complaint are not true"; then follows the finding "that all the allegations contained in defendant's answer are true." In McLennan v. Wilcox, 126 Cal. 52 [58 Pac. 306], the finding claimed to be insufficient was as follows: "That each of the averments of the answer are not true." The court held the finding to be sufficient. While the use of the word "untrue" would have been more appropriate than the words "not true," the' criticism of the finding of which complaint is made is somewhat hypercritical, and under the authority of the case cited the finding must be held sufficient.
The judgment is affirmed.
Hart, J., and Burnett, J., concurred.