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18 Cal. 689

Cassin v. Marshall

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1861

California Supreme Court · decided 1861-07-01

Suit against a Sheriff for damages for an illegal seizure and sale of plaintiff’s property.

Relies on Taylor v. Robinson

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Decided 1861-07-01

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Cited by 8 later decisions — most recently June 1971

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Baldwin, J. delivered the opinion of the Court

¶1Cope, J. concurring.

¶2We have attentively examined this ease, and find no error in the record, except as hereinafter explained. It is not necessary to examine the various points in detail, as no new principle would be settled thereby. The case does not come within the principle of the case of Taylor v. Robinson (14 Cal. 396). It does not rest with the defendant to inquire whether Cassin properly or improperly used the notes of Virgo owned by Miss Carroll. If she is satisfied with the use made by Cassin of her property, it does not rest with the defendant to inquire into the consideration of the contract with Virgo founded on these notes.

¶32. There is no good objection to the charge of the Court as to the measure of damages. The latter member of the charge is to be taken in connection with the first portion which it qualifies, and both taken together give the true standard of damages.

¶43. There was no error in rejecting the testimony as to the auction sale.

¶54. The judgment is erroneous in giving interest at ten per cent, per month on the value of the goods. This is, perhaps, a clerical error.

¶6*693The true rate should be ten per cent, per annum.

¶7The judgment will be modified accordingly at the cost of the appellant.

¶8The judgment so modified is affirmed.

¶9On petition for rehearing, the opinion of the Court was delivered per the same Justices.

¶10Rehearing denied. When we modify the judgment below for an apparent error, which the counsel for appellant might have corrected below by specific motion for that purpose, we think it not equitable to tax the costs to the respondent. Our practice has' been heretofore as in this instance.

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