Colton v. Seavey

This is an action to recover the possession of a tract of land— part of the Rancho Laguna de San Antonio—in Sonoma County.. The case was tried by the Court, who found for the plaintiff, and judgment was rendered accordingly; from which, and from an order denying a new trial, the defendant appeals.

Both parties claim title under Bartolomé Bojorques. It appears that on the twentieth day of November, 1851, he executed to José Geraldo Bojorques, and seven others, a deed for the eight-ninths of said rancho. On the twenty-sixth day of June, 1852, José Geraldo Bojorques, Bartolomé Bojorques, and the…