Brown

Jackson v. Brown

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1889 Cal. LEXIS 845·82 Cal. 275·23 P. 142
Supreme Court of CaliforniaDecember 31, 1889No. 12527California676 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

McFarland, J.

Motion to dismiss appeal of defendant Samuels from the judgment, and from order denying his motion to vacate the judgment, and for leave to answer.

The action was brought to recover damages of defendants, Brown, Alexander, and Samuels, for a continued trespass on the rights of plaintiff, and for an injunction enjoining defendants from the continuance of the trespass. The complaint was filed on the 14th of April, 1887.

The record shows an appearance for defendants by George A. Knight, an attorney of this court, who, on the 27th of April, 1887,, filed a demurrer to the complaint. The summons had been served on Samuels on the 23d of the same month. On the 27th of May, 1887, the demurrer was overruled. On the same day judgment -was, by consent of counsel of all parties, rendered against defendants for one dollar damage, and costs of suit, with a perpetual injunction as prayed for in the complaint. This judgment was entered on the thirty-first day of May, 1887.

Samuels subsequently moved to vacate the judgment and for leave to answer, and on the 30th of September, 1887, this motion came on to be heard, and after the court had heard counsel for each party, was on the same day…

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