Sacramento, Placer, & Nevada Railroad v. Harlan

Citations

• 24 Cal. 334

Syllabus

<p>Error—Writ of.—A writ of error does not lie in any case where an appeal is given to the Supreme Court by statute.</p> <p>Same—When Lies.—In a proceeding to condemn land for railroad purposes, the decision of the Court by which the merits of the matter are finally determined is a final judgment rendered in a special proceeding, from which an appeal may be taken, and cannot, therefore, be reviewed by a writ of error.</p>