French v. Edwards
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court for the District of California. French brought ejectment, on the 30th of November, 1872, in the court below, against Edwards and twelve others, for a piece of land in California. The case was submitted to the court without the intervention of a jury. The court found these facts: (1) That K. H. Vance, on the 1st of March, 1862, was seized in fee of the premises in controversy.
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Error to the Circuit Court for the District of California. French brought ejectment, on the 30th of November, 1872, in the court below, against Edwards and twelve others, for a piece of land in California. The case was submitted to the court without the intervention of a jury. The court found these facts: (1) That K. H. Vance, on the 1st of March, 1862, was seized in fee of the premises in controversy. (2) That on that day he conveyed the premises to the plaintiff, who thereupon became seized and the owner in fee, and remained such owner until the 9th of January, 1863. (3) That on that day he…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice S Wayne
We have not found it necessary to consider the doctrine of subsequent conditions broken, upon which the case has been elaborately argued. Another ground of decision is disclosed which we think free from difficulty, and upon which we are satisfied to place our judgment.
It appears that the trust deed to Martin and Lynch was executed' on the 9th of January, 1863. By its terms it was to become void if the railroad was not completed within one year from its date. This suit was begun on the 80th of November, 1872, more than eight years after the time limited when the deed, upon the contingency…
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