Legal Opinion

Ward v. Dougherty

California Supreme Court

Decided March 14, 1888No. 11085PublishedCited by 32 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtSearls, C. J.

—This is an action to quiet title to a lot of land at the corner of Van Ness Avenue and Broadway, San Francisco.

Plaintiff deraigned title through a quitclaim deed executed by the defendant, John Dougherty, on the fourteenth day of June, 1870, to one Patrick J. Tannian, and recorded June 18, 1870, at the request of one Julius George.

Plaintiff in further support of title in herself, introduced a deed from P. J. White, sheriff of the city and county of San Francisco, to James Gaffney (under whom plaintiff claims by sundry mesne conveyances), dated July 5,1883, and executed pursuant to a decree,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Barr v. SchroederCalifornia Supreme Court · 1867
  2. Branson v. CaruthersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1874
  3. Boyd v. SlaybackCalifornia Supreme Court · 1883

3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Adams v. Little Missouri Minerals AssociationNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1966
  2. Stewart v. SilvaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1923
  3. Chamberlain Etl Al. v. LarsenUtah Supreme Court · 1934
  4. Miller v. JansenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943
  5. McDougall v. McDougallCalifornia Supreme Court · 1902

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