People ex rel. Jackson v. Supervisors Kern County
California Supreme Court
People ex rel. Jackson v. Supervisors Kern County, 45 Cal. 679 (Cal. 1873)
People ex rel. Jackson v. Supervisors Kern County
Opinion of the Court
County Courts have original jurisdiction of actions of forcible entry and detainer, of proceedings in insolvency, of actions to prevent or abate a nuisance, and of all such special cases and proceedings as are not otherwise provided for. (Const. Art. 6, Sec. 8.)
The familiar definition of a special case is that it is a case unknown to the general framework of Courts of law or equity. Writs of mandamus certainly cannot be held to be
Judgment affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- THE PEOPLE ex rel. JACKSON v. SUPERVISORS OF KERN COUNTY
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- 2 cases
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- Syllabus
- Writs oe Mandate.—Writs of mandate are not “ special cases ” within the meaning of Article VI, section eight, of the Constitution. County Courts Cannot Issue Writs oe Mandate.—The Act which attempts to confer power on the County Courts to issue writs of mandate is unconstitutional.