Villa v. Rodriguez
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court for the District of California; the case being thus: George Alexander filed a. bill in the court below against Jacinto Rodriguez and George Steele with three others, his brothers, to redeem a ranch of land near San Luis Obispo, in California, known as the Rancho Corral de Piedra, from an instrument which he averred to be a mortgage upon the land; an instrument whose history was much disputed, but which seemed essentially thus: In 1852, José Maria…
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Error to the Circuit Court for the District of California; the case being thus: George Alexander filed a. bill in the court below against Jacinto Rodriguez and George Steele with three others, his brothers, to redeem a ranch of land near San Luis Obispo, in California, known as the Rancho Corral de Piedra, from an instrument which he averred to be a mortgage upon the land; an instrument whose history was much disputed, but which seemed essentially thus: In 1852, José Maria Villaviceueia, called for brevity Villa, being owner of the ranch in question, having at the time seven children, to wit,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swayne
This is an'appeal in equity from the decree of the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of California. The appellant was the complainant in the court below. The decree was against him.
He seeks to redeem the premises in controversy according to the prayer of his bill. The defendant, Rodriguez, claims an indefeasible estate _in them as regards the complainant and those from whom he derives title. The other defendants claim under a contract of purchase made with Rodriguez. The validity of the complainant’s title, if his grantor had anything to convey, is not questioned. Nor is the…
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