Thomas v. Justice's Court

Citations

• 80 Cal. 40
• 22 P. 80
• 1889 Cal. LEXIS 853

Syllabus

<p>Prohibition .—Dobs not Issue where Court has Jurisdiction.—The writ of prohibition cannot issue to prevent a court from trying an action which it has jurisdiction to try.</p> <p>Justice’s Court — Jurisdiction—Penalty Given by Statute.—'The justice’s court has jurisdiction of an action to recover a penalty under - three hundred dollars, given by statute. And a penalty of two hundred dollars claimed for the issuing of a certificate of relief without authority from the insurance commissioner is such a penalty.</p>