Callahan v. Dunn
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Hayne, C.
— This was an application for mandamus to he state controller to compel him to draw his warrant in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of $1,618. Final judgment was rendered in plaintiff’s favor upon demurrer to the complaint, and the defendant appeals.
*367The basis of the claim is a judgment of condemnation of plaintiff’s land for the use of drainage district number 1, established by the “Act to promote drainage,” passed in 1880. (See Laws 1880, p. 123.) It is alleged that by the judgment it was adjudged that the land should be condemned, and that plaintiff should recover therefor the…
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- Davis v. San Lorenzo RailroadCalifornia Supreme Court · 1874
- Sanborn v. BeldenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1876
- Vilhac v. Stockton & Ione R.R.California Supreme Court · 1878
- San Mateo Waterworks v. SharpsteinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1875
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