Stafford

Stafford v. Russell

Good Law
128 Cal. App. 2d 794·1954 Cal. App. LEXIS 1540·276 P.2d 41
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaNovember 17, 1954Civ. 20536California988 words

Opinion

Opinion

This is an appeal from an order denying appellant’s motion to vacate a judgment, the purported grounds being that the original judgment was invalid, that it was in excess of jurisdiction, and that it was secured by extrinsic fraud.

We have given appropriate and sympathetic consideration to the presentation by appellant, despite its inexpertness, but are unable to find any merit to his contentions. He has failed to present any jurisdictional question or persuasive authority compelling any conclusion other than that the trial court properly denied the motion to vacate.

Appellant also appealed from a denial of his request for $2,500 for having been “illegally required to show cause why he should not be deemed in contempt of court.” The trial court properly denied this request.

No useful purpose will be served by reciting the facts, since they are already incorporated in appellate decisions. (Sanders v. Howard Park Co., 86 Cal.App.2d 721 [ 195 P.2d 898 ]; Coburg Oil Co. v. Russell, 100 Cal.App.2d 200 [ 223 P.2d 305 ]; Stafford v. Russell, 117 Cal.App.2d 319 [ 255 P.2d 872 ].)

The history of this litigation is a tribute to the unreasoning persistence of appellant. However, the more…

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