Buhne v. Corbett
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Eighth Judicial District, County of Humboldt. The facts, bearing upon the points decided, are stated in the opinion. The plaintiff claimed under a location of a school land warrant upon the property and á patent therefor from the State, and appealed from a judgment of nonsuit.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Wallace, C. J.:
This action was brought to recover the possession of a tract of land situate in the County of Humboldt. The pleadings are verified. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff is the owner in fee of the premises which are described,- and that the defendants “on the 2d day of February, 1870, entered into the possession of the demanded premises above described, and have ever since'and still do unlawfully withhold the possession thereof from the plaintiff,” etc., concluding with the usual prayer for judgment. The answer is as follows:
“How comes Joseph Corbett, John Doe…
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