California Southern Railroad v. Southern Pacific Railroad

California Supreme Court
California Southern Railroad v. Southern Pacific Railroad, 65 Cal. 295 (Cal. 1884)
4 P. 13; 1884 Cal. LEXIS 527

California Southern Railroad v. Southern Pacific Railroad

Opinion of the Court

The Court.

This is an appeal from an order denying a motion made by the defendant to set aside the final order of condemnation, made in certain condemnation proceedings. The order denying the motion is not appealable. “ It was,” as said in Henley v. Hastings, 3 Cal. 342, “the mere negative action of the court declining to disturb its first decision. It is that decision which is the proper subject of complaint, and the refusal to alter it any number of times would not make it less so.”

The appeal is dismissed.

Reference

Full Case Name
CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
Cited By
8 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
Eminent Domain—Appeal — Order Refusing to Set Aside Condemnation Proceedings.—No appeal can be taken from an order refusing to set aside a final order for the condemnation of lands. The appeal should be taken from the original decision.