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Poland v. Carrigan

Supreme Court of California
Apr 1, 1862
20 Cal. 174 (Cal. 1862)

Opinion

         Appeal from the County Court of the City and County of San Francisco.

         COUNSEL:

         W. W. Chipman, for Appellant.

          Hereford & Williams, for Respondent.


         JUDGES: Field, C. J. delivered the opinion of the Court. Cope, J. concurring.

         OPINION

          FIELD, Judge

         This is an action to recover the sum of sixty-one dollars and ninety-six cents, and to enforce a mechanic's lien for its payment. The plaintiff had judgment in the Justice's Court; but upon appeal to the County Court, judgment was rendered for the defendants.

         This Court has no jurisdiction of the case. The appellate jurisdiction of this Court is defined by the Constitution, and is limited, in actions upon demands for money, to cases where the matter in dispute exceeds two hundred dollars, unless the legality of a tax, toll, impost or municipal fine is involved. The fact that the plaintiff may at the same time seek an enforcement of a mechanic's lien or the foreclosure of a mortgage by which the demand is secured, does not affect the question of jurisdiction.

         Appeal dismissed.


Summaries of

Poland v. Carrigan

Supreme Court of California
Apr 1, 1862
20 Cal. 174 (Cal. 1862)
Case details for

Poland v. Carrigan

Case Details

Full title:POLAND v. CARRIGAN

Court:Supreme Court of California

Date published: Apr 1, 1862

Citations

20 Cal. 174 (Cal. 1862)

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