Burson v. Cowles

Citations

• 25 Cal. 535
• 1864 Cal. LEXIS 65

Syllabus

<p>Appeal to County Court.—An appeal to the County Court lies from a judgment rendered in a Justice’s Court in an action brought to recover the penalty for an overcharge, pursuant to the provisions of the Act of the 14th of April, 1863, concerning street railroads in this State.</p> <p>Civil Actions.—Where the Legislature creates a right of action, and makes no special provisions for its enforcement other then by directing that a civil action may be brought for that purpose, such action may be commenced and prosecuted pursuant to the provisions of the general law regulating proceedings in civil cases, and parties to such actions make take all steps authorized thereby.</p>