Legal Opinion

Cohen v. Sharp

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1872No. 2,911PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the Twelfth Judicial District, City and County of San Francisco. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court, Belcher, J.:

This is an action to remove a cloud upon the plaintiff’s title to a lot in the City of San Francisco.

The complaint alleges ownership of the lot in the plaintiff", and that the defendant claims an estate or interest therein adverse to the plaintiff, under a deed made by an attorney in fact of the plaintiff’s grantor. The power of attorney under which the deed was made is not set out, hut it is alleged that it in'no way authorized the conveyance of any land, and that the deed is absolutely void.

It is also alleged that the lot is covered with water, and that it will…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Pixley v. HugginsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1860
  2. Peirsoll v. ElliottSupreme Court of the United States · 1832

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Seeley v. SeymourCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
  2. Estate of PlautCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
  3. Low v. LowCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
  4. Hart v. BarronMontana Supreme Court · 1949
  5. Marshall v. Desert Properties Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939

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