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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

HUDSON v. DOYLE.
    In an action to abate a nuisance, damages are only an incident to the action, and the failure to recover them does not affect the question of costs.
    Appeal from the Superior Court of the City of San Francisco.
    The plaintiff brought his action to abate a nuisance, and for damages. The jury .found a verdict for the plaintiff, and assessed the damages at one dollar.
    The Court entered up judgment for plaintiff, with costs, amounting to $206 75, from which the defendant appealed.
    
      G. T. Bolts for Appellant.
    
      J. H. McKirn for Respondent.
   The opinion opinion of the Court was delivered by by Mr. Justice Heydefeldt.

Mr. Justice Terry concurred. •

The object of the action was to abate a nuisance. The prayer for damages was only incident to the objects If the plaintiff had recovered no damages, he would be entitled to his costs. His recovery, therefore, of damages less than two hundred dollars, cannot operate to deprive him of this right.

Judgment affirmed.