A. F. LEVY, PLAINTIFF AND RELATOR,
v.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA AT PHOENIX, RESPONDENT

9th Cir. | 1955-01-18
No. Misc. No. 408
219 F.2d 111 United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1955) Positive Treatment
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Synopsis

A dissenting judge argued that a defendant bank's answer was insufficient to raise an affirmative defense of failure of consideration, and that the trial court improperly allowed the defense to be raised by affidavit on a motion for summary judgment.


Holding

The dissenting judge held that the defendant's answer was insufficient to allege an affirmative defense of failure of consideration, and that the trial court erred in considering this defense raised by affidavit on a motion for summary judgment.


Facts & Procedural History

The plaintiff sued the defendant bank, which had issued a cashier's check. The defendant's answer alleged that the cashier's check was given in connec…

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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

Levy seeks from this court permission to file a motion in the nature of a petition for a writ of mandamus to review an adverse judgment of the district court from which he has the remedy of appeal. The application is denied. Roche v. Evaporated Milk Ass’n, 319 U.S. 21, 30, 63 S.Ct. 938, 87 L.Ed. 1185; Levy v. District Court, Southern District of California, Central Division, order of this court, March 16, 1953.


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