Swasey v. Adair
California Supreme Court
Application to the Supreme Court for a writ of supersedeas to the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtBeatty, C. J.
This is an action brought under sections 509 et seq. of the Code of Civil Procedure for the recovery of certain personal property, consisting of the furniture of a lodging-house.
The plaintiff, at the commencement of the action, filed the necessary affidavit and undertaking, and demanded the delivery of the property to him.
The defendants are husband and wife, but they appeared separately in the action, and the husband made no defense. The wife, Mrs. O. Adair, filed an answer, claiming the property as her own, and gave a bond, conditioned as required by law, whereupon the property was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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