Ponce v. McElvy

Jul 1, 1876
No. 4841
Reporters:
By the Court:

The court below erred in permitting the original ‍​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍complaint to be read as evidence against the plaintiff. (Mecham v. McKay, 37 Cal. 154.) It is the rule, well settled here, that ‍​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍an error against the appellant being shown, injury to him is presumed, and that it devolves upon the respondent in ‍​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍such a case to show that no injury has in fact been wrought. In the condition of the record ‍​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍of this case, we are not satisfied that no injury was done the appellant by the error adverted to.

Judgment ‍​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍and order reversed and cause remanded for a new trial.-