Watson v. County of Los Angeles

Plaintiff appeals from an order of dismissal based on an order sustaining a demurrer without leave to amend, and from the order sustaining the demurrer without leave to amend.

Prom plaintiff’s second amended complaint, it appears that plaintiff was found guilty of a crime on June 8, 1965, and was granted probation for one year on condition that he pay a fine of $300, plus a penalty assessment or serve 30 days in the county jail. In lieu of paying the fine, the plailitiff served the 30-day sentence. On August 5, 1965, a defendant, Benjamin K. Cheney, deputy Los Angeles County clerk, omitted to…