Oliver

Oliver v. Blair

Good Law
2 Cal. Unrep. 564·8 P. 612
Supreme Court of CaliforniaNovember 25, 1885No. 8809California300 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Foote, J.

A rehearing was granted to Henry Coubrough, one of the defendants herein. An examination of the record, petition for rehearing, and authorities, convinces us that the opinion delivered by Department 2 of this court, on the thirtieth day of April, 1885, was in all respects correct: Oliver v. Blair, ante, p. 472, 6 Pac. 847 .

The complaint upon which default was taken against Coubrough stated facts amply sufficient to support the judgment. After asking for certain specific relief, the prayer of that pleading concludes as follows: “And for such other or further and different relief in the premises as shall be just and equitable, and for the costs of this action.”

The action was equitable in its nature. In Carpentier v. Brenham, 50 Cal. 552 , it is said: “In courts of equity the rule is universal that under the prayer for general relief no relief can be granted beyond that which is authorized by the facts stated in the bill; and to the same effect is our statute ’ ’ ; meaning thereby section 147 of the Practice Act, which was in force when the action was tried, the language of which is identical with that of section 580 of the Code of Civil Procedure. In Rollins v. Forbes, 10 Cal.…

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