Marron v. County of San Diego

This is an appeal from a judgment of the superior court of San Diego county in an action brought for the purpose of determining the validity of certain fees charged by the constable and justice of the peace of San Luis Rey township in that county, for the arrest of “brake-beam tourists” upon charges of “fraudulently evading the payment of railroad fare.” The board of supervisors rejected all items of plaintiff’s bill based upon arrests made upon such charges, and the matter being submitted to the superior court upon an agreed statement of the case, judgment was for the defendant and plaintiff…