Denike
Denike v. Santa Clara Valley Agricultural Society
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Hall, J.
This is an appeal by plaintiff from final judgment against him upon defendants’ demurrers to his amended complaint, and the only question presented by the record concerns the correctness of the ruling of the court in sustaining said demurrers.
The action was brought for the benefit of the defendant Santa Clara Valley Agricultural Society, a corporation organized and still existing under and by virtue of the act entitled “An Act Concerning Agricultural Societies,” approved March 12, 1859, plaintiff suing as a life member of said corporation, and making the members of the board of directors and several life members thereof, as well as said corporation, formal defendants. The other defendants are San Jose Land and Exhibit Association, a corporation, Peninsula Land and Improvement Company, a corporation, San Jose and Santa Clara Railroad Company, a corporation, E. M. Rea and L. E. Hanehett.
The action was brought to obtain a decree:
1. Vacating and annulling a certain judgment made and entered on the eighteenth day of May, 1899, in favor of W. C. Andrews, and against the Santa Clara Valley Agricultural Society, and all proceedings founded thereon, including the sheriff's deed of…