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Pardy v. MontgomeryPardy v. Montgomery

California Supreme Court
Nov 2, 1888
No. 11204
Reporters:
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Before:
Thornton
Thornton, J.

We cannot take notice of the affidavits in the transcript, showing, ‍‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‍as claimed by the appellant, the circumstances under which this action was dismissed ” by the court below, for the reason that ‍‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‍it is not shown in any mode that such affidavits were used on the hearing of the application in that court.

The court ‍‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‍below had power to dismiss the action for want of prosecution (see Code Civ. Proc., sec. 581), and there being no showing ‍‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‍to the contrary, we must presume that the court below exercised its power properly and within the rules prescribed by law.

Judgment affirmed.

’ ‍‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‍Searls, C. J., Works, J., Paterson, J., and Sharp-stein, J., concurred.

Rehearing denied.

Case Details

Case Name: Pardy v. Montgomery
Court Name: California Supreme Court
Date Published: Nov 2, 1888
Citations: 77 Cal. 326; 19 P. 530; 1888 Cal. LEXIS 696; No. 11204
Docket Number: No. 11204
Court Abbreviation: Cal.
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