Legal Opinion

Matthews v. Jones

California Supreme Court

Decided December 30, 1891No. 14227PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Benito County. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Vanclief, C.

The action is ejectment for the recovery of 320 acres of land situate in the county of San Benito. The case was tried by a jury; verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendants bring this appeal from the judgment upon the judgment roll, in which there is no bill of exceptions.

There was a general demurrer to the complaint, which was properly overruled by the court, and no specific objection to the complaint is made here.

*564What purport to be instructions of the court to the jury are printed in the transcript, and appellants contend that some of them are erroneous. As they constitute no…

2Cited by22 opinions

  1. People v. BRACCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1946
  2. State v. KihlstromCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1999
  3. Lewis v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1990
  4. Pearson v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1969
  5. People v. CullenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950

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