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James v. CenterJames v. Center

California Supreme Court
Jul 1, 1878
No. 5615
Reporters:
By the Court: .

The judgment of dismissal in form, entered by ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‍the Clerk, was properly entered, inasmuch as no counter-claim had been made. (C. C. P. 581.)

The matters set forth in the cross-bills, ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‍so called, did not constitute a counter-claim, because not arising out of the transaction set forth in the complaint, and not ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‍connected with the subject of the action. (C. C. P. sec. 438, subd. 1.)

The order appealed from was an order made ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‍after judgment, and therefore the subject of appeal.

The order setting aside the judgment was erroneous, because the plaintiff had the right to ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‍dismiss the action in the absence of a counter-claim.

, Order reversed.

Case Details

Case Name: James v. Center
Court Name: California Supreme Court
Date Published: Jul 1, 1878
Citations: 53 Cal. 31; No. 5615
Docket Number: No. 5615
Court Abbreviation: Cal.
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