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LEXSTAT10107CALIFORNIAFORMSOFPLEADINGANDPRACTICEANNOTATED107.19
CaliforniaFormsofPleadingandPracticeAnnotated
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Volume10:BoundariesthruCaptionsandIntroductionsChs.101108
Chapter107CANCELLATIONOFINSTRUMENTS
PARTII.LEGALBACKGROUND
10107CaliforniaFormsofPleadingandPracticeAnnotated107.19
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[1]NoRighttoJury
Anactionforthecancellationofaninstrumentisanequitableaction.Trialbyjuryisnotamatterofright[seeSanta
AnaMortgage&Inv.Co.v.Kinslow(1938)30Cal.App.2d107,109110,85P.2d899].
Ifajuryisused,itsverdictisadvisoryonly.Thecourtmaydisregardtheverdictandtheverdictisnotbindingunless
approvedbythecourt[seeBennettv.Bennett(1919)41Cal.App.537,539540,182P.461(actiontocanceldeedon
groundgrantorwasinsane,feeble,mentallyincompetent,andsubjectedtoundueinfluence,anddeedwasexecuted
withoutconsideration)].
[2]EvidenceofFraudulentInducement
Inanactionforcancellationofaninstrumentonthegroundoffraudulentinducementtoexecuteit,judgment
maybegivenfortheplaintiffifthereissubstantialevidencetosupportafindingofanyonematerial
misrepresentationorconcealmentoffact,orafindingthattherewasneveranymeetingofthemindsonthe
termsofanunderlyingcontract[seeKuhnv.Gottfried(1951)103Cal.App.2d80,84,229P.2d137(affirming
judgmentforplaintiffsinactionforcancellationofpromissorynotesecuredbychattelmortgageongroundof
fraudulentinducement)].
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