Weill

Weill v. Light

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1893 Cal. LEXIS 885·98 Cal. 193·32 P. 943
Supreme Court of CaliforniaApril 25, 189318065California353 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Vanclief, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the superior court of San Joaquin County, annulling a judgment of a justice of the peace upon a writ of review.

The action in which the judgment of the justice of the peace was rendered was brought by the History Company, a corporation, against R. Weill, to recover from the defendant therein the sum of $86.70 for certain books alleged to have been sold to the defendant by the plaintiff; and a judgment by default was rendered by the justice of the peace for the sum demanded on the twenty-ninth day of January, 1892. The writ of review was issued by the superior court and served on the justice of the peace on the sixteenth day of February, 1892.

It is claimed by counsel for respondent here that the justice’s • court exceeded its jurisdiction, because there was no valid service of summons on the defendant Weill. On the other hand, appellant’s counsel contend : 1. That service of summons was waived by an appearance of the defendant; and 2. That defendant might have appealed from the judgment of the justice’s court, as the time within which such appeal might have been taken had not expired when the writ of review was issued and served. *

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