Stanford v. Worn
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court, Fourth Judicial District, City and County of San Francisco. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Sanderson, C. J.
This is an Oaction to condemn certain lands at Point San Quentin for State Prison purposes, under the provisions of an Act of the Legislature passed for that purpose, as amended in 1863. (Statutes of 1863, p. 224.) That Act authorizes the Attorney-General “ in the name of the People of the State of California,” to bring an action in one of the District Courts of any county adjoining the County of Marin, for the condemnation of all such lands as the State Prison Directors may deem necessary for the convenience of the Prison and the use of the State, and prescribes…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bensley v. Mountain Lake Water Co.California Supreme Court · 1859
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