Legal Opinion

Crews v. Mayo

California Supreme Court

Decided May 28, 1913No. L.A. No. 3092PublishedCited by 9 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. George E. Church, Judge presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtMelvin, J.

This appeal is taken by the plaintiff from a judgment entered after defendant’s motion for a nonsuit was granted.

In the complaint it is alleged that an action was commenced in the justice’s court of Los Angeles township by Mayo, the defendant in this action, against Crews, the plaintiff here, for two hundred dollars, that an attachment was issued at Mayo’s request and placed in the hands of the constable of the township with instructions to levy upon sufficient of Crew’s property to satisfy Mayo’s demand, with costs; and that the procuring of the writ was malicious and without probable cause.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bonney v. KingIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
  2. Mullins v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  3. Hurgren v. Union Mutual Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
  4. Carpenter v. NutterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
  5. White v. Apsley Rubber Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1902

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Spellens v. SpellensCalifornia Supreme Court · 1957
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  3. Schaefer v. O. K. Tool Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
  4. Tranchina v. ArcinasCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947
  5. Clikos v. LongSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936

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