Wood

Wood v. Dailey

Caution
1919 Cal. App. LEXIS 455·44 Cal. App. 219·186 P. 177
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaNovember 7, 1919Civ. No. 2344.California321 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Conrey, J.

The defendant appeals from the judgment and from an order refusing to vacate' and set aside the judgment and enter a judgment in favor of the defendant.

By her cross-complaint defendant sought to recover damages for the unlawful detention by the plaintiff of an automobile of the defendant from the first day of March to the eighteenth day of October, 1915. It was alleged that the reasonable value of the use of the automobile was the sum of ten dollars per day, and that defendant was damaged on account of the unlawful detention in the sum of $2,320. All of the allegations of the cross-complaint were denied by the answer thereto. The findings of fact were in favor of cross-complainant, except that the findings are silent on the issue as to reasonable value and amount of damages.

[1] Let it be assumed, as contended by appellant, that the findings of fact, if supplemented by a finding establishing the reasonable value of the use of the automobile and the amount of damages, would have entitled cross-complainant to judgment for the amount so determined; nevertheless, the judgment must be sustained. The appeal is presented on the judgment-roll alone. This being so, this court, in…

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