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dollars for the time and money which he has expended

in the pursuit of said property.

WHEREFORE plaintiff demands judgment against the defenddollars, his damages as aforesaid, and

ant for the sum of

his costs of suit.

GH,

Attorney for Plaintiff.

The measure of damages for the conversion of property is stated in section 3336 of the Civil Code.

FORM NO. 11.

COMPLAINT BY HUSBAND AND WIFE.

[Name of Court.]

A B and C D, his wife, plaintiffs, v. E F, defendant.
Plaintiffs complain of the defendant and allege:

I.

That on the

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plaintiff, A B, intermarried with the plaintiff, C D, and she has been ever since his wife;

II.

at the

That on the day of in California, the defendant, in the presence and hearing of M N, and of a number of persons, maliciously spoke concerning the plaintiff C D, the false and defamatory words following: [Set out the words spoken as accurately as possible] whereby the plaintiff CD was injured in her reputation to her damage,

dollars.

WHEREFORE plaintiff demands judgment against defendant for the sum of dollars, and plaintiff's costs of suit. G H,

Attorney for Plaintiffs.

FORM NO. 12.

.COMPLAINT BY PARTNERS IN BUSINESS.

[Name of Court.]

A B and C D, partners in business under the firm name of A B and Company, plaintiffs, v. E F, defendant.

Plaintiffs complain and allege:

I.

That at the times hereinafter mentioned plaintiffs were and they are partners doing business under the firm name of A B and Company;

That on the

II.

day of

defendant made to plaintiffs, as

partners as aforesaid, his negotiable promissory note in writing, of which the following is a copy: [Insert copy.]

III.

That plaintiffs have never endorsed, sold, assigned, or transferred said promissory note, and they are the owners and holders thereof, and the same is due and wholly unpaid.

WHEREFORE plaintiffs demand judgment against the defendant for the sum of [stating the amount of the principal of said note] and interest thereon from the the note] at the rate of suit.

day of

[the date of per cent. per annum, and costs of

GH,

Attorney for Plaintiffs.

FORM NO. 13.

COMPLAINT AGAINST PARTNERS ON THEIR CHECK.

[Name of Court.]

A B, plaintiff, v. C D and E F, partners in business under the firm name of C D and Company, defendants.

Plaintiff complains and alleges:

I.

That defendants were at all the times hereinafter mentioned, and are partners in business under the firm name of CD and Company;

II.

That on the

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the defendants under their firm name of C D and Company, for a valuable consideration, received from plaintiff, made and delivered to the plaintiff, their check in writing drawn on the bank of

at

for

dollars, of which check the following is a copy:

[Insert copy.]

III.

day of

→ plaintiff pre

That thereafter, and on the

sented said check at said bank for payment, but said bank refused to pay the same, and the same is wholly unpaid;

That on the

IV.

day of the next business day, plaintiff gave notice to defendants of said refusal of said bank to pay said check, and of its dishonor by said bank, and that said check was wholly unpaid.

WHEREFORE plaintiff demands judgment against defendants for the sum of [stating the amount of check] and interest thereon from the day of [stating the time of the presentation of the check for payment] and plaintiff's costs of suit.

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GH,

Attorney for Plaintiff.

FORM NO. 14.

COMPLAINT BY ONE CREDITOR, SUING ON BEHALF OF HIMSELF AND OTHERS.

[Name of Court.]

A B, plaintiff, v. C D, defendant.

Plaintiff complains on behalf of himself and all others, the creditors of C D who shall come in and seek relief by, and contribute to the expenses of this action, and alleges:

I.

[Set forth a cause of action in which all the creditors of C D have an interest.]

II.

That the said creditors of C D are very numerous, and are more than in number, and that some of them are unknown to plaintiff, and cannot with diligence be ascertained by him, and

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that it is impracticable for him to bring them all before the court in this action, and he sues for the benefit of all. WHEREFORE [insert proper demand for judgment.]

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Section 382 of the Code of Civil Procedure, authorizes the commencement of an action of this kind.

FORM NO. 15.

COMPLAINT ON LOAN OF MONEY.

[Name of Court.]

A B, plaintiff, v. C D, defendant.

Plaintiff complains and alleges:

That on the

the sum of

I.

day of, plaintiff loaned to the defendant dollars, and the defendant in consideration thereof promised to repay the same to plaintiff on the day

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That the same has not, nor has any part thereof, been repaid, and the whole thereof is due and unpaid.

WHEREFORE plaintiff demands judgment against defendant for the sum of [state the amount of money that was loaned] and interest thereon from the costs of suit.

and plaintiff's

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day of

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his check in writing to E F, dated on that day and directed to the

E

bank of

-, a banking corporation in the

in the state

of California. The following is a copy of said check:

copy.]

II.

[Insert

That thereafter the defendant, C F, for value, sold, endorsed and delivered the same to plaintiff, and plaintiff has ever since been the owner and holder thereof;

III.

That thereafter, and on the - day of

plaintiff pre

sented said check for payment to said bank of
same was not paid, and the payment thereof was refused;

IV.

and the

That on the next business day after said check was so presented to said bank for payment, and the payment thereof was refused, plaintiff gave notice to the defendant of such presentation, refusal and non-payment, and that said check was wholly unpaid;

V.

That defendant has not paid said check, nor any part thereof, and the same is wholly unpaid.

WHEREFORE plaintiff demands judgment against the defenddollars [the amount payable by the

ant for the sum of

check] and interest thereon from the
iff's costs of suit.

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If the check be made payable to a fictitious person and is negotiated by the drawer, an action against the drawer can be maintained thereon.

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A B, plaintiff, v. C D, a corporation, defendant.

Plaintiff complains and alleges:

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