City of Santa Ana v. Ballard
California Supreme Court
PETITION for mandamus from the Supreme Court to compel the Superior Judge of Orange County to settle a statement on motion for a new trial. J. W. Ballard, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Dyke, J.
—Mandamus to compel the respondent, a judge of the superior court of the county of Orange, to settle a statement on motion for a new trial. The application is made on notice for a peremptory writ.
The petitioner is plaintiff in an action in said court of the county of Orange, brought by said city against D. Gildmacher et at. to condemn a right of way for sewer purposes in said city of Santa Ana. At the close of the testimony on the trial of the cause, the court, upon request of the defendants, instructed the jury to bring in a verdict for defendants, on the ground that there was no evidence to…
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