Hiatt v. Board of Trustees

California Supreme Court
Hiatt v. Board of Trustees, 65 Cal. 481 (Cal. 1884)
4 P. 464; 1884 Cal. LEXIS 600; 65 Cal. 4th 81

Hiatt v. Board of Trustees

Opinion of the Court

The Court.

—Mandamus to compel the respondent to levy a tax. Conceding that the denial by the respondent of petitioner’s allegation of demand and refusal to levy the tax was informal, yet no point seems to have been made thereon at the trial, and it would appear that the parties proceeded with the trial as if the denial was sufficient. The petition was verified, and there was a general denial as well as an attempt at a special denial. Under such circumstances, it has been held that we would treat the denial as the parties treated it—sufficient. The findings of fact and the conclusions are sufficient to sustain the judgment. We see no error.

Judgment affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
G. W. HIATT v. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, etc.
Cited By
2 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
Pleading—Answer—Denial—Practice on Appeal.—A defective denial, to which no objection is taken in the court below, will be treated as sufficient on appeal.