In 1928, California Constitution, former article VI, section 4, was amended to confine the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to all cases in equity except those arising in the municipal or justice courts, all cases at law involving the title or possession of real estate, and death penalty cases

The California courts have ruled that no appeal or review will lie from a decision by the Superior Court reviewing a decision of a Justice's Court.

But this exception has been interpreted in conformity with the rule in equity cases: The judgment in a case which arises in a municipal or justice court is appealable only to the superior court or Appellate Department thereof, notwithstanding the fact that it involves title or possession of real property

The superior courts retained original jurisdiction in all civil cases and proceedings except those within the original jurisdiction of the municipal and justice courts, and appellate jurisdiction in cases within the original jurisdiction of the municipal, justice, and other inferior courts

[CITATION] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER TERM, 1940

[CITATION] SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER TERM, 1940

[CITATION] California procedure

[CITATION] The Supreme Court and Obscene Literature: Roth V United States