Roe v. Superior Court of San Francisco

Citations

• 60 Cal. 93
• 1882 Cal. LEXIS 404

Syllabus

<p>Jurisdiction—Presumption in Favor of Judgment—Certiorari—Contempt—Trial.—Upon an application for a writ of certiorari to review a judgment for contempt of Court, the record sought to be reviewed consisted of the affidavits of the facts constituting the contempt, the answer of the party charged, and the judgment for contempt; the last of which stated that the matter had been regularly heard; and it was contended that witnesses should have been examined in the court below.</p> <p>Held: It does not appear that this course was not pursued.</p> <p>Id—Id—Id—Correction of Record.—When jurisdiction is once had of th subject-matter in person, every intendment must be made to support the judgment. If the record is incorrect, it must be corrected by motion, or suggestion to the court below.</p>