Quinn

Quinn v. Kenyon

Good Law
1 Cal. Unrep. 169
Supreme Court of CaliforniaJanuary 11, 1865No. 4180California316 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Sawyer, J.

In this case the defendants did not state upon what particular exceptions among those scattered through the record they intended to rely, and for this reason the statement does not conform to the requirements of the statute as expounded in Hutton v. Reed. If parties would at the commencement or conclusion of their statement collect together the errors relied on, and say substantially that the party will, on motion for new trial, rely on the following errors, 1st, 2d, 3d, etc., particularly specifying the precise errors upon which they intend to rely, there could be no misapprehension in regard to the matter.

But as the appeal was taken before the decision in Hutton v. Reed, we will notice such exceptions as appear in the record, however loosely stated,

*170 The record in Quinn v. Moore, in which ease the writ of assistance was issued under which Quinn was put in possession, was irrelevant and should not have been admitted. But the court instructed the jury substantially that the right of property was not in issue, and the case was submitted to them on the question of possession in plaintiff 'and a forcible entry by defendants. No injury, therefore, could have resulted from…

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