Solomon v. Reese
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court, Twelfth Judicial District, City and County of San Francisco. The plaintiff brought this action to recover the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars, which he had deposited with the defendant.
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Appeal from the District Court, Twelfth Judicial District, City and County of San Francisco. The plaintiff brought this action to recover the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars, which he had deposited with the defendant. The Court found the following facts, and drew therefrom the following conclusions of law: “ 1. That on or about the 19th day of January, 1863, the plaintiff delivered to the defendant the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars for the purpose of indemnifying and saving harmless the defendant against any loss or damage that he might Suffer by reason of his having, at the…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Sandersok, J.:
I. The point made by the respondent, that this Court has no jurisdiction, is not tenable. In actions for the recovery of money this Court has jurisdiction, if “ the demand, exclusive of interest, amounts to three hundred dollars.” (Cons., *33Art. VI, Sec. 4.) The demand, exclusive of interest, in this case, amounts to five hundred and fifty dollars. The language of the Constitution in respect to the jurisdiction of this Court is the same as it is in respect to the jurisdiction of the District Court, and there can be, therefore, no difference in the rules by which…
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