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Mott v. FosterMott v. Foster

California Supreme Court
Jul 1, 1872
No. 3,597
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The stipulation signed by the plaintiff in person goes ‍​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‍for nothing. He had at the time an attorney of record who, as such, had the exclusive management and control ‍​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‍of the case. (Board of Commissioners v. Younger, 29 Cal. 149.) The temporary absence of the attorney from the county at the *73time the stipulation ‍​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‍of plaintiff was obtained does not affect the rule in this respect or operate the displacement of the attorney of ‍​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‍record. It results that the statement, being filed too late, must be disregarded, and, no error appearing on the judgment ‍​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‍roll, the judgment and order denying new trial are affirmed. ’

Case Details

Case Name: Mott v. Foster
Court Name: California Supreme Court
Date Published: Jul 1, 1872
Citations: 45 Cal. 72; No. 3,597
Docket Number: No. 3,597
Court Abbreviation: Cal.
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