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City of Santa Cruz v. Spreckels

Supreme Court of California
Nov 1, 1880
57 Cal. 133 (Cal. 1880)

Opinion

         Department Two

         Appeal from a judgment for the defendant, in the Fifteenth District Court, County of Santa Cruz. Belden, J.

         After the decision, the respondent filed its petition that the appeal be reheard in Bank, and the application was denied.

         COUNSEL:

         W. D. Storey, for Appellant.

          Charles B. Younger, for Respondent.


         OPINION

         The Court:

         The judgment in this cause is reversed on the point decided by the Court in Bank, in the case of City of Santa Cruz v. The Santa Cruz Railroad Company , 56 Cal. 143, viz.: That the complaint does not recite or refer to any ordinance of the common council of the City of Santa Cruz providing for the collection of licenses by an action. (See opinion filed in Bank, on petition for a rehearing in the case above referred to.)          The following order will be entered herein:

         The judgment in the above-entitled case is reversed, and the cause remanded to the Superior Court of the County of Santa Cruz, with directions to strike out the demurrer to the complaint, and remand the cause to the Justice's Court, from which it was transferred to the late District Court for the county aforesaid, as it came from said Justice's Court, that the plaintiff may have an opportunity to amend the complaint in said Justice's Court, in accordance with what is said above.


Summaries of

City of Santa Cruz v. Spreckels

Supreme Court of California
Nov 1, 1880
57 Cal. 133 (Cal. 1880)
Case details for

City of Santa Cruz v. Spreckels

Case Details

Full title:CITY OF SANTA CRUZ v. CLAUS SPRECKELS et al.

Court:Supreme Court of California

Date published: Nov 1, 1880

Citations

57 Cal. 133 (Cal. 1880)

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