City of Stockton v. Ellingwood

The transcript in the above-entitled cause includes the record on appeal of nineteen actions consolidated for the purposes of trial. Five of these actions have been dismissed, leaving for oup present consideration the appeals in fourteen of said actions. For the purposes of convenience the defendants and respondents will hereafter be referred to as defendants and respondents, without naming the particular defendant or respondent, only in cases where necessity requires.

The actions are all eminent domain proceedings, instituted by the City of Stockton to acquire certain lands and premises to be…