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· 7/1/1878

Livingston v. Morgan

Citations

  • 53 Cal. 23

Syllabus

<p>Jurisdiction of Justice’s Court—Trespass to Real Property.—An action for trespass on real property, in removing fences, is within the jurisdiction of a Justice of the Peace where the gravamen of the action is plaintiff's possession of the land, and the damages are laid at less than three hundred dollars.</p> <p>Judgment in Gold Coin rendered In an action for tort is irregular, and will he modified on appeal.</p>

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