Holladay v. City & County of San Francisco
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco and from orders denying a motion for judgment on the findings and denying a new trial. _ Seawell, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.-
1Opinion of the Court
BRITT, C.
Plaintiff claims to he the owner of a half block of land lying along the south side of Washington street, between Gough and Octavia streets, in the city and county of San Francisco, and prosecutes this action to quiet his title thereto. Said half block is parcel of the lands to which the city, early in its history, laid claim as successor of the former Mexican pueblo. On June 20, 1855, the common council of the city passed Ordinance Ho. 822—the so-called Van Hess ordinance —the second section whereof proceeded as follows: “The city of San Francisco hereby relinquishes and grants ail…
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