De Guyer v. Banning
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the' Superior Court of Los Angeles County, and from an order denying a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtDe Haven, J.
This is an action to recover possession of a tract of land known as Mormon Island, lying within the exterior boundaries of the inner bay of San Pedro. The plaintiffs claim the land in controversy as a part of the rancho San Pedro, the title to which is a Spanish grant confirmed by the United States district court on appeal thereto from the board of land commissioners appointed under the act of Congress of March 3, 1851, to ascertain and settle private land claims in this state, and a United States patent therefor dated December 18, 1858. This patent conveys the land embraced in the said…
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