Rio Grande Oil Co. v. Superior Court

In an action brought in the Municipal Court of the City of Los Angeles against Eio Grande Oil Company and others to recover $750 for arrears of rent on leased land, judgment was rendered in favor of defendant company. The plaintiff thereupon appealed to the Supe'rior Court. That appeal was heard upon a statement of the case, including the evidence received in the Municipal Court and certain rulings of that court concerning the admissibility of offered evidence. The Superior Court reversed the judgment. The company now applies to this court for a writ of review, and contends that the Superior Court exceeded its jurisdiction. The gist of the contention on behalf of petitioner seems to be that the evidence shown in the statement on appeal established without conflict certain facts which entitled petitioner as defendant in the Municipal Court and as respondent in the Superior Court to a judgment in its favor; that the Superior Court in ignoring this evidence and in assuming, the facts to be contrary thereto, and in its resulting reversal of the Municipal Court judgment, exceeded the appellate power conferred upon the Superior Court. Counsel for petitioner insist that the Superior…