Palmer v. Snyder
Palmer v. Snyder
Opinion of the Court
1. The appellant claims , that the justice of the peace of National Township had no jurisdiction of the case, and that a judgment rendered "by any justice having his office out of the city of San Diego, in a case under section 12 of the act to re-incorporate the city of San Diego, is void. (Stats. 1875-76, p. 812.) The act does not say that a judgment shall not be recovered before any justice out of the city. The action was properly brought before a justice of the city, and at the special instance and request of the city was transferred to a
2. We find nothing in the act which shows error in the order that the defendants, the board of trustees, audit and allow plaintiff’s claim and issue warrant therefor.
Judgment affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- OSCAR PALMER v. J. H. SNYDER
- Status
- Published
- Syllabus
- San Diego—Violation of City Obdinance—Action to Eecoyeb Fine—Place of Tbial.—An action commenced before a justice of the city of San Diego, under section 12 of the act re-incorporating such city, to recover a fine for a violation of a city ordinance, may be transferred for trial to a justice having his office outside the city.