Boggs v. Merced Mining Co.
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the Thirteenth District. Ejectment for premises situate in Mariposa County. Plaintiff was the lessee of John 0. Fremont, to whom a patent was issued by the United States, hearing date February 19th, 1856, embracing a tract, including the premises in controversy. The case was tried by the Court without a jury, by consent of parties.
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Appeal from the Thirteenth District. Ejectment for premises situate in Mariposa County. Plaintiff was the lessee of John 0. Fremont, to whom a patent was issued by the United States, hearing date February 19th, 1856, embracing a tract, including the premises in controversy. The case was tried by the Court without a jury, by consent of parties. The Court found the facts to be as follows: 1. That J. C. Fremont, at the time of demising the premises sued for, to the plaintiff, as stated in complaint, was the owner, and seized "in fee simple of the tract of land called “Las Mariposas,” mentioned…
1Opinion of the Court
*304At the January Term, 1858, Burnett, J. delivered the following opinion:
On the 29th day of February, 1844, Governor Mieheltorena granted to Juan B. Alvarado, a tract of land known by the name of the “ Mariposas,” to the extent of ten square leagues. On the 10th of February, 1847, Alvarado conveyed his title, by warranty deed, to John 0. Fremont. The claim was presented to the Board of United States Land Commissioners, and finally confirmed by the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, at the December Term, 1854. A survey was made in July, 1855, and a patent issued to Colonel…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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