Kidder v. Stevens
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment for the defendant and from an order denying a new trial in the Superior Court of the County of Santa Clara. Spencer, J. The following is the statement of Houghton referred to in the opinion.
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Appeal from a judgment for the defendant and from an order denying a new trial in the Superior Court of the County of Santa Clara. Spencer, J. The following is the statement of Houghton referred to in the opinion. Mr. Houghton, of counsel for defendant, here made a statement in reference to the ranch on the Coyote, alluded to in the testimony as follows, which plaintiff’s counsel agreed to hut objected that it was irrelevant: “The property on the Coyote was deeded to S. J. Hensley as trustee for Mary Kidder, anfimber of years ago by her brother by way of gift-^-he claiming under what is known…
1Opinion of the Court
Thornton, J.:
The findings in this case are as follows: "1. On the twenty-ninth day of June, 1868, Barton B. Bee was the owner in fee of the premises described in the complaint, and on said day sold and conveyed the same to the plaintiff, L. Kidder; that said premises were the separate property of said B. Kidder.
“2. That on and prior to the sixteenth day of November, 1875, and from thence until the seventh day of May, 1879, said L. Kidder and Mary Kidder were husband and wife, and on the last-named date said Mary Kidder died testate.
“3. That prior to and on said sixteenth day of November,…
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