California v. Holladay
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. Motion to dismiss. The action was brought on behalf of the people of California to remove buildings and fences of the defendants from what was claimed to be a public park. The defendants were in possession of the land, under claim of title, and had been for many years.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. Motion to dismiss. The action was brought on behalf of the people of California to remove buildings and fences of the defendants from what was claimed to be a public park. The defendants were in possession of the land, under claim of title, and had been for many years. The complaint alleged that a certain piece of land (describing a tract four blocks in extent, including the part thereof here in dispute) “ was heretofore, to wit, on the eleventh day of March, a.d. 1858, by the lawful owner and proprietor thereof, lawfully dedicated to…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chief Justice:
The opinions of the Supreme Court of California in this case are reported 68 California, 439; 93 California, 241; 102 California, 661. The motion to dismiss is sustained on the authority of San Francisco v. Itsell, 133 U. S. 65; Beatty v. Benton, 135 U. S. 244; Eustis v. Bolles, 150 U. S. 361; and cases cited. And see Hoadley v. San Francisco, 94 U. S. 4; Hoadley v. San Francisco, 124 U. S. 639.
Writ of error dismissed.
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Eustis v. BollesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- San Francisco City and County v. ItsellSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Hoadley v. San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Hoadley's Administrators v. San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Beatty v. BentonSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Boehringer v. Yuma CountyArizona Supreme Court · 1914
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- Jones v. VaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1906