Legal Opinion

Cochran v. Union Lumber Co.

California Court of Appeal

Decided June 27, 1972No. Civ. 29695PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

KANE, J.

Plaintiffs (hereafter Cochrans) brought this declaratory relief action against defendant Union Lumber Company (hereafter Union) asking for interpretation of the timber reservation clause included in a contract of sale and a grant deed. From the judgment entered by the court sitting without a jury both parties appeal.

The relevant facts reveal that on October 23, 1945 Union entered into a written installment contract under which it sold some 196.66 acres of land in Mendocino- County to Cochrans. Upon final payment of the purchase price, Union deeded the property to Cochrans on…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. G. W. Thomas Drayage & Rigging Co.California Supreme Court · 1968
  2. United States v. Stone & Downer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
  3. Wing v. Forest Lawn Cemetery Assn.California Supreme Court · 1940
  4. Louis Stores, Inc. v. Department of Alcoholic Beverage ControlCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
  5. Thain v. City of Palo AltoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  3. R. E. Spriggs Co. v. Adolph Coors Co.California Court of Appeal · 1979
  4. Snow v. Board of AdministrationCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
  5. Price Development Co. v. Redevelopment AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988

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