Sanborn v. Superior Court of Contra Costa Cty.

Thornton, J.:

This is an application for a writ of prohibition made on the following state of facts: On the twelfth of September, 1881, J. Cottrell commenced an action against the petitioner, Farmer Sanborn, in a Justice’s Court of Contra Costa County to recover damages for the conversion of personal property. The property is alleged in the complaint to be of the value of two hundred and fifty dollars, and the further allegation is made that the plaintiff has sustained damages to the amount of fifty dollars. The applicant states further in his petition as follows: “And without waiving any part…