Dalley

Dalley v. B. & H. Transportation Co.

Good Law
114 Cal. App. 320·1931 Cal. App. LEXIS 873·299 P. 748
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMay 25, 1931Docket No. 6518.California595 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

York, J.

This is an action brought by respondent to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been suffered by respondent while a passenger on a motor-bus operated by appellant. Appellant answered and the cause was set for trial before a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of appellant. Thereupon judgment on the verdict was entered in favor of defendant and appellant. Thereafter, respondent served and filed a notice of intention to move for a new trial, one ground of which was insufficiency of the evidence to justify the verdict. On December 17, 1928, a minute order was entered as follows:

On December 18, 1928, notice of granting of motion for new trial was served and filed; on December 26, 1928, notice of appeal dated December 24, 1928, was served and filed, and on January 30, 1929, the following minute order was made by the court:

The only ground of appeal raised by the appellant, believed by this court to be worthy of discussion, is the question as to whether or not the trial court had the right to make a correction of its minutes upon the date that its order of correction was made. That the court had the right to correct a clerical error or omission in its minutes so that…

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