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KEENE v. HARLING

Docket No. L.A. 27756.

61 Cal.2d 318 (1964)

392 P.2d 273

38 Cal. Rptr. 513

WALTER M. KEENE et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. FRED HARLING, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

May 21, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Granger & Moe and Lewis A. Moe for Defendant and Appellant.

Young, Wooldridge, Paulden & Self, John B. Young and Robert J. Self for Plaintiffs and Respondents.

PETERS, J.

Walter M. Keene and his wife brought this action against Fred Harling and Morris Blum for the balance due on a promissory note given as part of the purchase price for a business involving coin-operated machines. Defendants' sole defense was that the sales agreement was illegal. The trial court found that the transfer of a minor part of the consideration given by the Keenes in exchange for the note was, in fact, illegal, but held that the illegal portion...

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