Watson v. Francisco & Humboldt Bay Railroad
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Twelfth District, City and County of San Francisco. The complaint alleged as follows: “ That defendant is a corporation duly organized, incorporated, and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California.
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Appeal from the District Court of the Twelfth District, City and County of San Francisco. The complaint alleged as follows: “ That defendant is a corporation duly organized, incorporated, and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California. That said defendant is indebted to this plaintiff in the sum of four thousand nine hundred and seventy-three dollars and sixty-two cents, balance due for the work and labor, care and diligence and attendance by said plaintiff made, performed, bestowed, and given in and about the business of the said defendant, and for and at the special…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Wallace, J.:
The complaint in this case is directly within the objections pointed out in Buckingham v. Waters, 14 Cal. 147, for it is a jumble of several causes of action in one count. It *20does not allege, for instance, how much of the four thousand nine hundred and seventy-three dollars sued for was owing to the plaintiff for his own work and labor bestowed upon the business of the defendant, nor how much was paid out for the use of the defendant in California; nor yet, how much was expended on the Atlantic side, “in advocating and urging upon the Congress of the United States…
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