Hastings v. Devlin
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Seventh District, Solano County. Plaintiff claims that title to the premises in dispute, vested June 20th, A. d. 1858, in I. Thomas, by virtue of the location of School Land Warrant No’. 133, under and in accordance with the provisions of the Act of the Legislature of the State of California, passed May 3, 1882, entitled, “An Act to provide for the disposal of the five hundred thousand acres of land granted to this State by Act of…
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Appeal from the District Court of the Seventh District, Solano County. Plaintiff claims that title to the premises in dispute, vested June 20th, A. d. 1858, in I. Thomas, by virtue of the location of School Land Warrant No’. 133, under and in accordance with the provisions of the Act of the Legislature of the State of California, passed May 3, 1882, entitled, “An Act to provide for the disposal of the five hundred thousand acres of land granted to this State by Act of Congress” of September 4, 1841, and that plaintiff acquired title by a Sheriff’s deed. Defendant denies the location of said…
1Opinion of the CourtSawyer, J.
This is an action to recover land. The plaintiff relies upon a location of a school land warrant made in 1853, under the Act of May 3, 1852, authorizing the location of school land warrants on lands-of the United States, as a part of the five hundred thousand acres granted to the State by the eighth section of the Act of Congress of September 4, 1841. *363The defendant is in possession, claiming title under a patent from the State, dated March 20, 1863, issued in pursuance of the location of a school land warrant, made February 14, 1857. The plaintiff must show title to enable him to recover. H.e…
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