Legal Opinion

Dougherty v. Nevada Bank

California Supreme Court

Decided December 28, 1885No. 9133PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco vacating a judgment. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Foote, C.

— This is an appeal from an order vacating a judgment obtained against the defendant, in its absence, and that of its counsel.

The notice that a motion would be made to set aside the judgment stated the ground thereof to be “that the same was rendered improvidently, and that the defendant has a good and substantial defense to said action on its merits.”

*276J. C. Flood made an affidavit, which was duly served, filed, and read in support of the motion, which, among other things, contained this statement, “that he is an officer, to wit, the president, of the said defendant in the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Watson v. Francisco & Humboldt Bay RailroadCalifornia Supreme Court · 1871

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Melde v. ReynoldsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1900
  2. William Wolff & Co. v. Canadian Pacific RailwayCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Buell v. EmerichCalifornia Supreme Court · 1890
  4. Garner v. ErlangerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1890
  5. Rauer v. WolfCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896

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