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Reynolds v. Lewis

Supreme Court of California
Jul 1, 1881
59 Cal. 20 (Cal. 1881)

Opinion

         Department One

         Appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff in the Fifth Disstrict Court, County of San Joaquin, Booker, J., and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, in the Superior Court of the same county. Patterson, J.

         COUNSEL

          Terry & McKinne, for Appellant.

          J. A. Louttit, for Respondent.


         OPINION

         The Court:

         We can not say that the finding that the defendant occupied the premises in question as the tenant of the plaintiff is unsupported by the evidence. Lewis appears to have occupied the land with the permission of Reynolds, and he can not avoid the payment of the value of its use and occupation to Reynolds, on the ground that the latter had no right to lease the land to him. Although the Court found, as shown by the evidence, that the value of the use and occupation by defendant was five hundred and eighteen dollars and forty cents, the allegation of the complaint is that it was but four hundred and ninety-six dollars and eighty cents. Plaintiff was not entitled to recover more than his complaint warranted. The judgment must therefore be modified in this respect.

         Cause remanded, with direction to modify the judgment in accordance with the views here expressed, and as so modified, the judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

Reynolds v. Lewis

Supreme Court of California
Jul 1, 1881
59 Cal. 20 (Cal. 1881)
Case details for

Reynolds v. Lewis

Case Details

Full title:C. D. REYNOLDS v. C. R. LEWIS

Court:Supreme Court of California

Date published: Jul 1, 1881

Citations

59 Cal. 20 (Cal. 1881)

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