Wood v. Superior Court of Monterey County
Wood v. Superior Court of Monterey County
Opinion of the Court
Certiorari. In perfecting his appeal from the Justice’s Court to the Superior Court, the appellant gave an undertaking. The adverse party excepted to the sufficiency of the sureties. Neither the sureties in thq undertaking nor other sureties justified; but, instead thereof, the appellant filed a new undertaking with other sureties. In so doing he gave no notice as required by the last clause of section 978 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Such being the case, “ the appeal must be regarded as if no such undertaking had been given.” The statute is
The proceedings in the Superior Court are annulled.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- TOWNSEND WOOD v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MONTEREY COUNTY
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- Syllabus
- Appeal fkoii Justice’s Coubt—Undeetaeing—Justification of Subeties.— Where the sufficiency of the sureties upon an undertaking on appeal from a Justice’s Court is excepted to, the appeal cannot be perfected by filing a new undertaking without notice to the adverse party.