Legal Opinion
Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co. v. Broad
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 13, 1934No. Civ. 9174PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKnight, J.
Defendant appeals from an adverse judgment in an action in unlawful detainer.
It is contended, first, that the superior court was without jurisdiction to hear and determine the action; that on account of the amount of rental claimed, the justice’s court had exclusive jurisdiction thereof. We find no merit in the contention.
The determination of the question of jurisdiction depends upon the amount claimed in the ad damnum clause of the complaint (Pratt v. Welcome, 6 Cal. App. 475 [92 Pac. 500]; Harris v. Seidell, 1 Cal. App. (2d) 410 [36 Pac. (2d) 1104]; 7 Cal. Jur. 692) at the time of the…
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