Legal Opinion

Moss v. Shear

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1864PublishedCited by 68 opinions

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

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court, Sanderson, C. J.

This is an action for the possession of land and for the recovery of mesne profits. The complaint is in the usual form, not verified. The answer contains a denial of all the material facts stated in the complaint, and an averment of title in the defendant. The plaintiff recovered judgment for the posses*44sion of the land, and twenty-one hundred dollars rents and profits.

The defendant moved for a new trial, which was denied. The appeal is from the judgment and from the order denying ,a new trial.

• I. In support of his case the plaintiff produced a patent from the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Wright v. BoydNew York Supreme Court · 1848

3Cited by68 opinions

  1. McMinn v. WhelanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1865
  2. Bowman v. CockrillSupreme Court of Kansas · 1870
  3. Brooks v. GarnerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
  4. Hughes v. EwingCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892
  5. Emeric v. AlvaradoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891

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