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17 Cal. 418

Hunter v. Hoole

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1861

California Supreme Court · decided 1861-07-01

Bill in equity to enjoin proceedings under an execution issued upon a judgment rendered by a Justice of the Peace in favor of defendant Hoole and against plaintiff. The facts are as follows: December 5th, 1859, defendant Hoole began suit against plaintiff before said Justice for two hundred dollars, for work and labor done and materials furnished, by filing a complaint not verified.

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently December 1915

2 state decisions

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Decided 1861-07-01

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Baldwin, J. delivered the opinion of the Court

¶1Field, C. J. concurring.

¶2The Justice, had jurisdiction of the subject, and the mere form in which he entered the judgment, the parties being before the Court, is immaterial, so far as the powers of a Court of Equity are concerned. If the Justice erred in his judgment, upon the merits or as to form, the proper way to correct the error was by appeal; but this error could not be corrected by a proceeding in equity to set aside plaintiff’s judgment upon the facts stated in the complaint.

¶3Judgment reversed, and the Court below ordered to dismiss the proceedings.

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