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Lierly v. McEwen

Supreme Court of California
Jan 9, 1930
208 Cal. 645 (Cal. 1930)

Opinion

Docket No. L.A. 11812.

January 9, 1930.

MOTION to dismiss an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Kern County. Erwin W. Owen, Judge. Affirmed.

The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

W.W. Kaye and Siemon Garber for Appellants.

Byron Coleman and James Donovan for Respondents.


Motion to dismiss appeal. This action involves the construction of a contract. It is to determine thereunder the respective rights of the parties to oil produced from certain properties and for royalties therefrom.

The cause was tried and judgment entered on February 1, 1924, but upon appeal, on December 21, 1927, it was reversed, with direction that judgment be entered in accord with the opinion filed ( Lierly v. McEwen, 87 Cal.App. 711 [ 262 P. 457]). Apparently this was not done, but a different judgment was entered. Thereafter a proceeding in mandamus was filed in the District Court of Appeal, which heard the appeal, to compel the entry of the judgment ordered. On April 2, 1929, upon the hearing a peremptory writ was ordered and duly issued ( Lamb v. Owen, 98 Cal.App. 106 [ 276 P. 628]). On June 20, 1929, the former judgment was set aside and a new judgment was entered in said cause, which fully and accurately met the demands of said writ. From this last judgment appellants now prosecute an appeal supported alone by the judgment-roll in the action.

[1] It is not contended that the court did not fully and accurately follow the writ of mandate. Under such a situation no issues can be left for further litigation. ( Heinlen v. Beans, 73 Cal. 240 [14 P. 855]; Shank v. Blackburn, 61 Cal.App. 577, 579 [ 215 P. 559].) The most that can be said is that the right of appeal left appellants is a mere naked one. Every issue that can now be made either was or could have been determined upon previous hearings of this cause. ( Price v. Sixth District, 201 Cal. 502 [ 258 P. 387].)

While the motion is one to dismiss the appeal, it is also sufficient as a motion to affirm the judgment upon the ground that the appeal is frivolous ( Tobias v. Adams, 201 Cal. 689 [ 258 P. 588]). Under the latter head, we have entertained the motion, and for the reasons above expressed the judgment is hereby affirmed.

Waste, C.J., Richards, J., Seawell, J., Langdon, J., Curtis, J., and Shenk, J., concurred.


Summaries of

Lierly v. McEwen

Supreme Court of California
Jan 9, 1930
208 Cal. 645 (Cal. 1930)
Case details for

Lierly v. McEwen

Case Details

Full title:W.S. LIERLY et al., Appellants, v. D.H. MCEWEN et al., Respondents

Court:Supreme Court of California

Date published: Jan 9, 1930

Citations

208 Cal. 645 (Cal. 1930)
283 P. 943

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