McDonald v. Mayor of City of Placerville

California Supreme Court
McDonald v. Mayor of City of Placerville, 6 Cal. Unrep. 192 (Cal. 1898)
55 P. 600; 1898 Cal. LEXIS 1045

McDonald v. Mayor of City of Placerville

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

The plaintiff sued on a certain judgment against the city of Plaeerville, averring himself to be the owner of an undivided one-half thereof, and joining as defendants several persons alleged to claim rights in the same adverse to him. The court below held that he had no interest in the judgment, and its decision was affirmed on a former appeal in this case, entitled McDonald v. Cutter, 120 Cal. 44, 52 Pac. 120. The only point made here is that plaintiff should have recovered against the city of Plaeerville, which suffered default. Plaintiff, however, demanded relief in addition to a recovery of money due on the judgment, viz., a determination that the defendant Cutter has no interest in the same; and this on grounds such that a failure to sustain his case in that particular necessarily defeated it as to all the defendants. He was therefore beyond the provision of the statute allowing judgment by default in actions arising on contract for the recovery of money or damages only: Code Civ. Proc., sec. 585. This appeal seems to us frivolous. The judgment is affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
McDonald v. MAYOR ETC. OF CITY OF PLACERVILLE
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3 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
Judgment—Default.—Where Plaintiff Sues on a Judgment, joining as defendants persons claiming adverse rights therein, demanding, in addition to the recovery on the judgment, a determination that the adverse claimants have no interest therein, and judgment is rendered against him on the latter contention, he is not entitled to judgment against the judgment debtor who is in default, under Code of Civil Procedure, section 585, allowing judgment by default in actions arising on contract for the recovery of money only.