Erickson v. Municipal Court

THE COURT.

A petition for a writ of

supersedeas.

It appears that an abstract of a judgment recovered against petitioner in the Municipal Court of the City of Los Angeles was filed in the office of the clerk of the Municipal Court in and for the City and County of San Francisco, and that an execution issued thereon to the sheriff of said city and county. Following this certain personal property belonging to petitioner was levied upon and seized by the sheriff. Petitioner thereupon applied for and there was issued by the Superior Court in and for said city and county a writ of

certiorari.

It was alleged in support of the application that the Municipal Court of said city and county was without jurisdiction to issue the execution. The Superior Court directed that all proceedings be stayed in the Municipal Court pending the hearing of said proceeding in

certiorari,

and a notice of such stay was served on the sheriff. On December 5, 1932, the last-named court entered its judgment affirming the proceedings in the Municipal Court, and on December 7, 1932, an appeal was taken from the judgment to this court.

On March 7, 1933, following the appeal, the sheriff, over objection by petitioner, sold the property under said execution and the same was bid in by the judgment creditor.

In certain cases an appellate court has inherent power to issue a writ of

supersedeas

to preserve the

status quo

of the subject of the litigation until the final disposition of the matter on appeal

(Ohaver

v.

Fenech,

206 Cal. 118 [273 Pac. 555] ;

Rosenfeld

v.

Miller,

215 Cal. 560 [15 Pac. (2d)

161]);

but it seems to be well settled that where the judgment or order appealed from is self-executing—as is the case here—and no process is required for its enforcement, no