Adams v. Minor

Citations

• 121 Cal. 372
• 53 P. 815
• 1898 Cal. LEXIS 914

Syllabus

<p>Judge—Disqualification—Validity of Bonds—Stockholdeb in -Bank Owning Bonds.—In an action involving the question of the validity of cer-. tain bonds issued by an irrigation district, a portion of which is held by a bank, a judge of the superior court, who is a stockholder in the bank, is an “interested” party within the meaning of section 170 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and is disqualified from sitting or acting as such therein, irrespective of the pecuniary value of his interest; and the fact that after he has heard the evidence, and before the rendition of judgment, he disposes of his stock in the bank, does not remove his disqualification, so as to qualify him to render judgment.</p> <p>Id.—Belief of Judge as to Qualification.—The belief of the trial judge that he was qualified to try a cause pending in his court cannot affect the fact of his disqualification.</p>