January v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Application for a writ of mandate to compel the Superior Court of Sacramento County to settle a bill of case. The facts are stated in
1Opinion of the CourtPaterson, J.
— The first bill of exceptions was prepared in time, and properly left with the clerk for the judge. The service of the notice, which was made by depositing a copy thereof through the door into the postal-box which had been placed there for the reception of documents, was sufficient. It cannot be said that a box so clearly designated by an attorney as the proper place for the deposit of letters and papers during his absence from the office is not a “conspicuous place ” within the meaning of section 1011 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
The bill as originally presented was a transcript of the…
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