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Carrington vs. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company. The whole charge of a district judge to the jury should be taken together, and when considered in t...

The People, ex rel. Hughes vs. Gillespie. The superior court of the city of San Francisco has no jurisdiction of proceedings by quo warranto I and a j...

Folsom vs. Root et al. Where the record returned to this court contains nothing hut the pleadings and the judgment of the court below, without embodyi...

The People, ex. rel. Stephen J. Field vs. Turner, The Judge of the Eighth Judicial District. Every court has, while engaged in the performance of its ...

Yonge vs. The Pacific M. S. S. Company. In an action against a common carrier for non-performance of bis contract to carry a passenger, remote and con...

Vogan vs. Barrier et al. This court vriH not disturb the verdict of a jury where nothing appears upon the record of the proceedings at the trial, exce...

Acquital et al. vs. Crowell et al. Where it appears by the plaintiff’s testimony at the trial that there is a non-joinder of persons who should have b...

Brown vs. O’Connor. A grant of a 50 vara lot, at the Mission Dolores, made by a Mexican Alcalde in 1842, where the grantee took possession, enclosed t...

Kendall vs. Vallejo. In an action brought to recover the contract price agreed to be paid for work and materials, the defendant will not be permitted ...

Ex parte Kyle. An attorney has no lien upon a judgment recovered by him in favor of his client, for a quantum meruit compensation for his services. Su...

Davis vs. Greely et al. Though interest is, as a general rule, not recoverable except by virtue of statutory regulations, a small rate may be allowed ...

Bradley et al. vs. Hall & Wightman. On an application for justification of bail on appeal, the merits of the appeal will ndt be considered. If the app...

Pugh vs. Gillam. A British seaman, on board a British vessel, of which a British subject is master, may, when discharged by the master in a port of th...

The People, ex rel. Mulford et al. vs. Turner, Judge of the Eighth Judicial District. This court is strictly a court of appellate jurisdiction : but i...

Gardet vs. Belknap & White. A delivery of goods, in order to take a case out of the statute of frauds, must be of such a nature, that the property is ...

Dwinelle vs. Henriquez. Where the evidence given on the trial of a cause is conflicting, and no legal point has been improperly ruled by the court, th...

Webb et al. vs. Winter et al. The consignee named in a bill of lading is to be deemed, prima facie, the owner of the goods mentioned therein, and upon...

The People vs. Baker. Upon an application in a criminal case to change the place of trial, on the ground that a fair and impartial trial cannot be had...

Clark vs. McCarthy et al. The street commissioner of the city of San Francisco is empowered to use the necessary force to prevent an injury to the pub...

Fay et al. vs. Steamer New World. A common carrier is not liable for the loss of goods entrusted Id him for carriage where it is understood that he is...