Legal Opinion
Higgins v. Coyne
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 21, 1946No. Civ. 13062PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKnight, J.
This is an appeal by defendant from a judgment rendered in the superior court in an action in unlawful detainer. The action was brought in a “Class A” justice’s court and by that court, of its own motion, transferred to the superior court upon the ground that the answer raised an issue involving the title to real property. The cause was then tried in the superior court on the merits, and judgment was rendered in favor of plaintiff.
It is defendant’s contention that the allegations of the answer did not have the effect of ousting the justice’s court of jurisdiction; that it remained exclusively…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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