People v. Pacific Indemnity Co.

By procedure in due course, a summary judgment was entered in the superior court in accordance with the terms of a forfeited hail bond, which had been given in the Municipal Court of the city of Los Angeles in a criminal action. Thereafter the defendant Pacific Indemnity Company, against whom the summary judgment had been entered, presented to the superior court a motion to set aside the judgment. That motion having been denied, the company gave notice of appeal to this court from the order denying its said motion. Now comes the respondent and moves for dismissal of the appeal, upon the ground that the order from which appellant has attempted to appeal is a nonappealable order.

The judgment, duly entered in accordance with the statute and pursuant to consent given by the surety, was not subject to appeal. (People v. Hodges, 205 Cal. 476 [ 271 Pac. 897 ]; People v. Aymar, 98 Cal. App. 1 [ 276 Pac. 595 ].)

Appellant contends, however, that its appeal from the order denying its motion to set aside the judgment is entitled to recognition as an appeal from a “special order made after final judgment”. (Sec. 963, Code Civ. Proc.) The contention is without merit. The order was, indeed,…