Phillips v. Winter

The plaintiff commenced this action to obtain a partition of certain blocks and lots of land situate in the city and county of San Francisco and known as “outside lands.” There were a large number of defendants, all of whom answered, and set out their respective claims to interests in the lands described in the complaint. Among the defendants were the minor heirs and the adult heirs, and the executrices of the will of William Winter, deceased. The minor heirs answered separately by their guardian ad litem, and alleged that said William Winter, at the time of his death, was the owner and…