Carter v. Meuli
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Tuolumne County and from an order denying a new trial. Gr. W. Nicol, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court,
1Opinion of the CourtTemple, J.
This action was brought to recover the sum of five dollars, the season’s tolls alleged to be due from the defendant for traveling over the Sonora and Mono toll road.
In 1860 a toll road was constructed from Sonora, in Tuolumne county, to Bridgport, in Mono county, under franchises granted by the counties of Tuolumne, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus.
Prior to May, 1883, the franchises had expired, and the road under the law became a public highway. The portion in question here is fifty-eight miles in length, and extends over a rough, mountainous country.
On the seventh day of May, 1883, the board of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wood v. Truckee Turnpike Co.California Supreme Court · 1864
- Blood v. WoodsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892
- People ex rel. Jenkins v. DuncanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1871
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- Bank of Yolo v. Bank of WoodlandCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1906