Opinion

Bourn v. Hart

  • 93 Cal. 321
  • 28 P. 951
  • 1892 Cal. LEXIS 561
Court
California Supreme Court
Filed
Feb 9, 1892
Status
Published
Author
Beatty
On the bench
Beatty, Haven
Cited by
37 cases

The opinion

Beatty, C. J., dissenting,

I dissent. In my opinion, the word “gift” was not used in section 31, article IV.,of the constitution in a sense broad enough to include compensation to a servant of the state for loss of life or limb in the discharge of his duties. Nor do I think such compensation is to be regarded as extra compensation for services, within the prohibition of the succeeding section of the same article. .

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