Maynard v. Polhemus
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Mateo County. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtPaterson, J.
This is an action in which the administrator and heirs of Bridget McD. Rice are seeking to have quieted their title to a tract of land in San Mateo County. The complaint alleges that Nicholas De Peyster, in September, 1852, granted and conveyed the land in controversy to one Cooper. The' deed contained the following clause: “To have and to hold the aforesaid premises unto the said John B. Cooper, his heirs, and to his and their sole use forever; with the sole provision that if the said Cooper should ever sell any of the aforesaid property, it shall be sold to the said De Peyster at the…
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