Shaw v. Moon

The sole question, arising on general demurrer, is whether the complaint herein states a cause of action against the defendants, or either of them. Plaintiff alleges that he is the owner and entitled to the possession of a certain “Drive Clamp,” an apparatus used in well drilling, and which is of the reasonable value of $20; that the defendant Moon, maliciously and without probable cause, procured the defendant Fortner, as recorder and ex-officio justice of the peace .of the City of 'Wasco, to issue a search-warrant as follows:

“In the Recorder’s Court of the City of Wasco, County of Sherman,…