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Matthews v. Jones

Supreme Court of California
Dec 30, 1891
92 Cal. 563 (Cal. 1891)

Opinion

         Department Two

         Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Benito County.

         COUNSEL

          Montgomery & Scott, for Appellants.

          Briggs & Hudner, for Respondent.


         JUDGES: Vanclief, C. Foote, C., and Fitzgerald, C., concurred.

         OPINION

          VANCLIEF, Judge

         The action is ejectment for the recovery of 320 acres of land situate in the county of San Benito. The case was tried by a jury; verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendants bring this appeal from the judgment upon the judgment roll, in which there is no bill of exceptions.

         There was a general demurrer to the complaint, which was properly overruled by the court, and no specific objection to the complaint is made here.          What purport to be instructions of the court to the jury are printed in the transcript, and appellants contend that some of them are erroneous. As they constitute no part of the judgment roll, they were improperly included in the transcript, and cannot be considered.

         As it appears that the appeal is without merit or plausible excuse, and was evidently taken for delay alone, I think the judgment should be affirmed.

         The Court. -- For the reasons given in the foregoing opinion, the judgment is affirmed, with two hundred dollars damages.


Summaries of

Matthews v. Jones

Supreme Court of California
Dec 30, 1891
92 Cal. 563 (Cal. 1891)
Case details for

Matthews v. Jones

Case Details

Full title:HUGH MATTHEWS, Respondent, v. JAMES M. JONES et al., Appellants

Court:Supreme Court of California

Date published: Dec 30, 1891

Citations

92 Cal. 563 (Cal. 1891)
28 P. 597

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