Carpentier v. Thirston
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court, Fourth Judicial District, Contra Costa County. The decree of final confirmation of the Rancho San Ramon, made in the District Court of the United States, June 4th, 1862, contains the following description : The land, of which confirmation is hereby made, is the equal undivided one half part of all that certain tract of land situated in the County of Contra Costa, and in the Northern District of California, and known by the name of San Ramon,…
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Appeal from the District Court, Fourth Judicial District, Contra Costa County. The decree of final confirmation of the Rancho San Ramon, made in the District Court of the United States, June 4th, 1862, contains the following description : The land, of which confirmation is hereby made, is the equal undivided one half part of all that certain tract of land situated in the County of Contra Costa, and in the Northern District of California, and known by the name of San Ramon, and extending from [here follows the boundaries]; provided, that there be contained within the exterior boundaries of the…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Rhodes, J.
This is an action of ejectment to recover the possession of a ■ portion of the Rancho San Ramon, situated in the County of Contra Costa.
The plaintiff claims title under a grant issued by the Governor of California to Bartolo Pacheco and Mariano Castro, in 1833, and approved by the Territorial Deputation in 1834. Mariano Castro, by deed dated August 6th, 1852, recited that in 1843 he had conveyed,.and he thereby again conveyed, all his right, title, and interest in and to the said rancho to Domingo Peralta, who, in 1857, conveyed the same to John B. Watson, and Watson,…
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