Little v. Currie
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the First Judicial District, Storey County. This was an action of ejectment for a lot of land in Virginia City.
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Appeal from the District Court of the First Judicial District, Storey County. This was an action of ejectment for a lot of land in Virginia City. The facts aré stated in the opinion. on the point that the affidavit for publication of summons was insufficient, cited JRiclcetson v. Riohard-son, (26 Cal. 149) ; Forbes v. Hyde,■'(!*> 1 Cal. 342) and Pollard v. Wegener, (10 Wis. 574) and on the point that an order of publication made in. advance of the issuance of summons was a nullity, he cited People v. Huber, (20 Cal. 81).'
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Whitman, J.:
Upon the trial of this cause, (an action for the recovery of real *91property) in the District Court, the defense "was based upon a claim of title under execution and sale against respondent, which were had upon judgments ordered in a Justice’s Court, in the cases of Pinkerton v. Little and Cornwall v. Little. The- proceedings were the same in each case. The District Judge, against the objection of respondent, admitted in evidence the Justice’s docket and accompanying papers, reserving his decision as to their validity' and effect. Subsequently he decided that the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Forbes v. HydeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1866
- Ricketson v. RichardsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1864
- Pollard v. WegenerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1861
- Braly v. SeamanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1866
- People v. HuberCalifornia Supreme Court · 1862
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- Brockbank v. Second Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada Ex Rel. County of WashoeNevada Supreme Court · 1948
- Roy v. WhitfordNevada Supreme Court · 1874
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