Esmond v. Chew
Citations
- 17 Cal. 336
Syllabus
<p>In this case—suit for damages to a mining claim and for an injunction—plaintiffs had judgment for $100 and costs, taxed at $—, a perpetual injunction being granted also. After the judgment was entered, plaintiffs moved that costs for the trial he allowed. Motion denied, except as to the costs accrued by reason of the injunction granted : Held, that this is a case where the allowance of costs is in the discretion of the Court below.</p>
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- person named in record as party is not in fact a party unless he has been brought in by legal process or has voluntarily appeared and submitted himself to jurisdiction of court
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Judges: Cope
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