Weiland v. City of Ashton
Weiland v. City of Ashton
Opinion of the Court
In this action to obtain a perpetual injunction, the trial court vacated and set aside a temporary restraining order by which respondent was prevented from grading and preparing for use a certain street extending across appellant’s premises within the corporate limits of the city of Ashton. As a complete defense to the action, respondent introduced in evidence the files and judgment roll in a certain action or condemnation proceeding, instituted pursuant to statute on the 31st day of December, 1900, for the purpose of determining the amount of compensation to be paid for appellant’s property thusjtaken for a public use.
Prior to recording the verdict and the entry of judgment, all steps were taken strictly in compliance with the statute, and the following allegations of the answer, under which respondent justified, are conceded to be true: “That on the 31st day of December, 1900, by resolution and order of the city council of the city of Ashton, defendant herein, upon a petition of its citizens as the law requires, and upon due notice of the presentation thereof and of the time of the final hearing, ordered on the same an extension of Main street from the then west end thereof westerly 80 rods over the land of C. H. Prior, and thence westerly over the land of this plaintiff 80 rods to the section line on the west side of said section 35, and running across the said west half of the northwest quarter of said section 35, being the land of this plaintiff. That afterwards this defendant filed in this court its petition to have the damages of this plaintiff occasioned by • such extension of said Main street assessed by a jury. That said action came on for trial, and was tried in this court at the May term thereof, A. D. 1901, at which trial this plaintiff appeared in person and by his at
While section 875, Rev. Code Civ. Proc., provides that “upon the return of the verdict the court shall order the same to be recorded, and shall enter such judgment thereon as the nature of the case may require,’’ the verdict fixing the amount of appellant’s compensation was not recorded, but the same contains the endorsement, “Piled May 15th, 1901, M. Moriarty, Clerk,” and in accordance therewith judgment was entered and recorded April 30, 1902. At the time the above-mentioned verdict was.returned, counsel for the city obtained a stay of all proceedings for the period of 60 days in order to settle a bill of exceptions and move for a new trial with reference to the assessment of appellant’s damages in the sum of $300. That respondent, in attempting to prepare the street for use, is a trespasser, was the theory upon which the injunction was sought, and, omitting the caption, the order from which this appeal was taken is as follows: “Now, to-wit, on this 5th day of November, A. D. 1902, this action coming on for hearing before the court on the order of the court that defendant show cause why a permanent injunction should not issue against the said defendant as prayed for in plaintiff’s complaint, and the said defendant
There is no merit in the contention that, by reason of the irregularities mentioned, the judgment recorded in the condemnation proceeding is absolutely null and void, and the o'rder appealed from is affirmed.
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