People v. Shirley
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the Eleventh District. There is no need of any further statement of facts than appears in the opinion of the Court. The Court below overruled a general demurrer’to the complaint, and entered final judgment for plaintiffs. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtField, C. J.
Baldwin, J. and Cope, J. concurring.
The defendants are sued upon their recognizance of bail for the appearance of Brown, who was indicted for an assault with an intent to commit murder, and contend that they are not liable because the several amounts for which they justified do not equal double the sum at which the bail was fixed by the order of the Court. The answer is well given by the. respondents’ counsel; the justification forms no part of the defendants’ ‘contract, and in no manner affects their liability. The insufficiency of the amounts would have been good ground for the County Judge…
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