MacY

The action was brought under the “Red-light Abatement Act” [Stats. 1913, p. 20], for the purpose of abating a nuisance existing in the Johnson House, a hotel in Chico, and of causing the same to be closed as provided by the provisions of said act. The judgment was in favor of the plaintiff, from which the owner of the premises has appealed. Three points are made by appellant, as follows:

Prom reading and an examination of the record we are satisfied that there is no merit whatever in any of these contentions. As to the first point there was a strong showing of the bad reputation of the house in said community. The witnesses who so testified were persons of long residence there, or persons engaged in business in Chico, or persons whose calling would tend to make them familiar with the general reputation of any hotel in the community. They comprised business men, ministers, peace officers, and also women who were interested in the social conditions and welfare of the community. Their testimony was direct, clear, and unequivocal that the house had a bad reputation in the respects indicated. As an example of the general character of the testimony of these various witnesses we may…