Legal Opinion

Baldwin v. Ellis

California Supreme Court

Decided January 29, 1886No. 11221PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Foote, C.

—The plaintiff instituted this action with the object in view of recovering a sum of money alleged to have been illegally exacted from him, as taxes, by the defendant as tax collector of Los Angeles County.

A general demurrer was interposed to each of the alleged causes of action set out in the complaint, and being sustained, and the plaintiff declining to amend his pleading, judgment passed for the defendant, and from that this appeal is prosecuted.

The demurrer was properly sustained to the second cause of action set out at folio 75 of the transcript; for the reason that the action…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Wells, Fargo & Co. v. State Board of EqualizationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1880
  2. Haskell v. HaskellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1880
  3. People v. DunnCalifornia Supreme Court · 1881

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Lord v. GarlandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
  2. Mock v. City of Santa RosaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
  3. Miller v. County of KernCalifornia Supreme Court · 1902
  4. Madary v. City of FresnoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1912
  5. Hanks v. State Board of EqualizationCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964

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