Hobbs v. Amador & Sacramento Canal Co.

Citations

• 66 Cal. 161
• 4 P. 1147
• 1884 Cal. LEXIS 716

Syllabus

<p>Injunction—Corporation—General and Ordinary Business.—The commission of an unlawful act by a corporation is not a part of its general and ordinary business, within the meaning of section 531 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and a temporary injunction may issue to restrain such acts, when they are injurious to another, without notice to the corporation.</p> <p>Id.—Mining Debris.—It is an unlawful act for the owner of a mining claim to work and use it so as, either directly or indirectly, to cover the land of his neighbor with mining debris, sand and gravel, and such acts will be restrained by injunction.</p> <p>Id.—Modification.—A court that grants a preliminary injunction may, in the exercise of its judicial discretion, modify the injunction at any time before final judgment.</p>