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Woodworth vs. Fulton et al. A grant of public lands in San Francisco made by an American Alcalde, during the continuance of the war between the United...

Brown vs. Howard & Howard. Where it appears clearly from a charter-party, that the intention of the owner of the ship and the charterer is that the fo...

Snow vs. Halstead. An action for obtaining property by false and fraudulent representations, cannot be sustained, where it appears on the face of the ...

Brooks et al. vs. Minturn. An answer to a complaint after demurrer overrules the demurrer. The owner of a ship, chartered by, and in the name of, his ...

George vs. Law et al. This court will not interfere with the verdict of a jury, where the question upon which they have passed is one solely of unliqu...

Horrell vs. Gray. A Second Alcalde has not jurisdiction of any claim exceeding $100. Thus where judgment was rendered by him for $1030,50, it was reve...

Johnson vs. Pendleton et al. Where there is conflicting evidence on the trial of a cause and no rule of law appears to have been violated, a judgment ...

Parker vs. Shephard et al. Where a summons was issued and served in the morning, by which the defendants were cited to appear and answer the complaint...

Bryant vs. Mead. The plaintiff being the keeper of a public gaming-room in the city of San Francisco, won of the defendant $4000 at the game of Faro. ...

Reynolds vs. West. The decision in Woodworth v. Fulton, that a grant of lands in San Francisco, made by an American Alcalde, during the continuance of...

Young vs. Starkey et al. A. and the defendants submitted certain matters in difference between them to the arbitration of the plaintiff, under an agre...

Souter vs. The Sea Witch. An act of the legislature authorized the issuing of attachments against boats and vessels “ used in navigating the waters of...

De Briar vs. Minturn. Where no definite period of employment is agreed upon between a master and servant, the master has a right to discharge the serv...

Mickle et al. vs. Sanchez. The plaintiffs held certain security on real estate for the payment of an indebtedness of M. to them, but gave up and cance...

The People ex rel. Alexander Campbell vs. Clark. Where a statute is declared to take effect from and after its passage, it takes effect at the very mo...

Thompson vs. Manrow. A certificate of exemplification of a judgment rendered in another state, when attested by the clerk under the seal of the court,...

Dennison vs. Smith. It is too late to object at the trial that a bill of particulars is not properly verified by the oath of the party. The party upon...

White vs. Lighthall et al. The appellate jurisdiction of this court does not extend over judgments of inferior tribunals, from whose decisions no appe...

Belt vs. Davis. By a final judgment is to be understood, not a final determination of the rights of the parlies in the subject matter of the litigatio...

The People, ex rel. Field vs. Turner, Judge of the Eighth Judicial District. An attachment will not be issued against, a district judge for non-compli...