Black v. Knight
California Supreme Court
• APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Francisco, and from an order denying a new trial. Jas. M. Troutt, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
This is an action for damages for the alleged unlawful eviction of plaintiff by his landlord from premises held and occupied by him as a tenant under a lease. Judgment was given for the sum of $10,449, and the appeal is from such judgment and from an order denying a motion for a new trial. All but $586 of the amount awarded was on account of the value of the unexpired term of the lease (fixed at $11,544), such $586 being for expense and damage incurred in defending the unlawful detainer action.
The only alleged eviction found was the prosecution by the landlord to judgment in the superior…
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