Dashiell v. Slingerland
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff and from an order denying a new trial in the Superior Court of Mendocino County. McGarvey, J.
1Dissent
Morrison C. J., dissenting.
Action in the nature of trespass to recover nine hundred dollars damages.
There was a jury trial in the case, with verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff for two hundred dollars, and the appeal is by defendant. Has this Court jurisdiction? The provision of the Constitution applicable to the case is, that the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court shall extend to all cases “in which the demand, exclusive of interest, or the value of the property in controversy, amounts to three hundred dollars.”
It is said that the decisions of the Court upon this question are…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gordon v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
- Knapp v. BanksSupreme Court of the United States · 1844
- Merrill v. PettySupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Maxfield v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1866
- Votan v. ReeseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1862
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