Bried v. Superior Court

Application for writ of mandate. On September 14, 1937, plaintiff Oscar Nelson brought an action in the superior court against J. A. Bried (petitioner herein), as defendant, for damages for alleged slander. Coincident with the filing of the complaint in that action, the plaintiff filed an undertaking for costs in the sum of five hundred dollars, conditioned as required by the pertinent statute, which provides that a defendant in such an action, within ten days after service of summons, may give notice that he excepts to the sureties on the bond and requires their justification before a judge…