Hanson v. Webb

California Supreme Court
Hanson v. Webb, 3 Cal. 236 (Cal. 1853)
Heydenfeldt

Hanson v. Webb

Opinion of the Court

Heydenfeldt, Justice,

delivered the opinion of the court. Wells, Justice, concurred.

The declaration in this case is too defective to sustain the judgment. It should have alleged that the defendant ran his ferry for fee or reward, or the promise or expectation of it, or that he ran it for other than his own personal use, or that of his family. Such are the only events in which the statute does not give to the owner of a licensed ferry protection against the infringement of his franchise.

The general demurrer to the declaration was properly taken, and ought to have been sustained by the District Court.

The judgment is reversed, and the case remanded.

Reference

Full Case Name
HANSON v. WEBB
Cited By
1 case
Status
Published
Syllabus
In an action brought to recover damages by the owners of a licensed ferry, against a party alleged to have run a ferry within the limits prohibited by law, it was held, that the complaint should have alleged that defendant ran his ferry for a fee or reward, or the promise or expectation of it, or that he ran it for other than his own personal use or that of his family, and that the omission of these allegations was fatal.