Opinion

Wilson v. Board of Supervisors

  • 3 Cal. 386
Court
California Supreme Court
Filed
Oct 15, 1853
Status
Published
Author
Heydenfeldt
On the bench
Heydenfeldt
Cited by
5 cases
Authority
More cited than 90.8%

The opinion

Heydenfeldt, Justice,

delivered the opinion of the court. Wells, Justice, concurred.

The writ of certiorari was sued out prematurely.

If it is true, as insisted by the appellant, that the Board of Supervisors had no jurisdiction over the subject, the objection should first have been taken before the board. This course might have saved the necessity of an appeal; without the action of the board, it is impossible to say whether it would have decided to take, or decline jurisdiction, and until it shall do one or the other, there can be no cause of complaint.

The certiorari was properly dismissed, and the judgment is affirmed.

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