California Supreme Court, 1861

Dexter v. Paugh

Dexter v. Paugh
California Supreme Court · Decided July 1, 1861 · Baldwin
18 Cal. 372; 1861 Cal. LEXIS 199
Dexter v. Paugh

Opinion of the Court

Baldwin, J. delivered the opinion of the Court

Field, C. J. concurring.

1. The Court erred in allowing proof of injury to plaintiff’s business as a criterion of damage against the Sheriff, and the charge in connection with this ruling. (See Nightingale v. Scannell, recently decided. 2. The Court also erred in excluding the attachment papers in the case of Bosworth & Co. v. Ludekins.

Judgment reversed, and cause remanded.

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