Bode v. Holtz
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco. It was averred in the complaint that the plaintiffs were ware-housemen in the city of San Francisco; that on the 5th of March, 1883, they had on storage in their several warehouses large quantities of goods in unbroken and unopened packages, many of which were consigned from foreign countries to citizens of San Francisco, and of which the plaintiffs were mere depositaries for hire, and for…
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Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco. It was averred in the complaint that the plaintiffs were ware-housemen in the city of San Francisco; that on the 5th of March, 1883, they had on storage in their several warehouses large quantities of goods in unbroken and unopened packages, many of which were consigned from foreign countries to citizens of San Francisco, and of which the plaintiffs were mere depositaries for hire, and for which they had issued receipts which were negotiable and assignable, and that they were unable to state the names of the…
1Opinion of the Court
The Court.
The complaint shows upon its face that the plaintiffs, at 12 o’clock M. on the first Monday in March, 1883, had in their possession some personal property belonging to citizens of the city and county of San Francisco which was subject to taxation, and that after demand made upon them by the assessor of *107that city and county they refused to disclose the names of the owners or the description of the property. The law made it the duty of the plaintiffs to furnish the assessor with a statement of the property in their possession. (Pol. Code, § 3629.) Failing in that regard, the assessor…
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