Case Name: JOHN COYLE, and others, Appellants, v. ALEX. BALDWIN, and others, Respondents
Court: Supreme Court of California
Jurisdiction: California
Decision Date: 1855
Citations: 5 Cal. 75
Docket Number: 
Parties: JOHN COYLE, and others, Appellants, v. ALEX. BALDWIN, and others, Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: California Reports
Volume: 5
Pages: 75–75

Head Matter:
JOHN COYLE, and others, Appellants, v. ALEX. BALDWIN, and others, Respondents.
Where a cause is heard cn appeal in a County Court, for the purpose of trying the same de novo, it is the duty of the Court to proceed with the trial on the merits of the case.
•A judgment of dismissal, therefore, upon the ground that it did not appear that the defendants had notice of the trial in the Court below, is erroneous, and will he set aside.
Appeal from the County Court of Placer County.
The facts appear in the opinion of the Court.
James Churchman, for Appellants.
Hale & Ryerson, for Respondents.
No briefs on file.

Opinion:
Heydenfeldt, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.
Murray, C. J., concurred.
The County Court reversed the judgment of the Justice of the Peace, on motion—upon the ground that it did not appear that the defendants had notice of the trial.
This was erroneous ; the parties were in the County Court on appeal, for the purpose of trying the case de novo, and it was the duty of the Court to proceed with the trial on the merits of the case.
The judgment of dismissal is reversed, and the cause remanded for trial in the County Court.