Disque v. Herrington

This is an appeal from a judgment of the superior court of Santa Clara County, rendered upon a writ of review directed to a justice’s court. The court below found that said justice’s court had not exceeded its jurisdiction, and judgment went for respondent.

Appellant was a defendant in an action instituted in such justice’s court, and judgment was entered against him therein for $34.29 and costs. He claims in this proceeding that the justice’s court had no jurisdiction to render any judgment in that action, for two reasons,—1. Because, of its own motion, on account of the absence of his…