"Transcript on Appeal," James G. Eastman vs. A. W. Potts
Entry/Object ID
2006.319.2.3
Description
"Transcript on Appeal," James G. Eastman vs. A. W. Potts, Case 6094, Supreme Court of the State of California, 1878. The printed item contains the affidavit for a writ of prohibition, an alternative writ, the clerk's certificate, notice of appeal, order for writ of prohibiton, and a peremptory order and writ of prohibition concerning a threat by Los Angeles County Clerk Potts to transmit to the Supreme Court a certified record of Eastman's conviction in a suit filed against him in Los Angeles County Court for an unspecified misdemeanor. Aside from some browning and an ink stain at the spine, the condition is good.