Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Gesford v. Superior Court

California Supreme Court

Decided October 8, 1896No. S. F. No. 426PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Petition in the Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus to the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. A. A. Sanderson, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtMcFarland, J.

This is an original petition filed in this court for a writ of mandamus to compel the respondents to render judgment in favor of petitioners as plaintiffs in a certain proceeding pending in the court of respondents, in which the petitioners here were plaintiffs and one M. R. Higgins defendant, in accordance with the prayer of the complaint in said proceeding.

The complaint in said case of the People v. Higgins, in which said Gesford was relator, contained two counts. In the first count it was charged substantially that the said Higgins had intruded himself upon the office of insurance…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Thurston v. ClarkCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Strong v. GrantCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
  3. People ex rel. Polhemus v. PrattCalifornia Supreme Court · 1865

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Andersen v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1921
  2. Brown v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1925
  3. O'BRYAN v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
  4. Scott v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1927
  5. O'Connell v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1925

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