Sanford v. Bergin
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Contra Costa County for the partition of a tract of land, and from an order denying a new trial. William S. Wells, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Charles S. Wheeler, Donzel Stoney, M. R. Jones, E. De Los Magee, for Appellant. The representative of both plaintiffs was merely an assignee of each for the purposes of the suit.
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APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Contra Costa County for the partition of a tract of land, and from an order denying a new trial. William S. Wells, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Charles S. Wheeler, Donzel Stoney, M. R. Jones, E. De Los Magee, for Appellant. The representative of both plaintiffs was merely an assignee of each for the purposes of the suit. (Toby v. Oregon Pacific R. R. Co., 98 Cal. 490, 497, 33 Pac. 550; Greig v. Riordan, 99 Cal. 323, 33 Pac. 913; Cobb v. Doggett, 142 Cal. 142, 145, 75 Pac. 785; Cortelyou v. Jones, 132 Cal. 131, 132, 64…
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.
This is an action for the partition of a tract of land containing 13,316 acres, known as the Rancho los Megaños in Contra Costa County. An interlocutory order declaring the interests of the several parties and directing partition accordingly was made by the court below. The plaintiff, Charles E. Sanford, and the defendant, M. R. Jones, as administrator with the will annexed, of the estate of Harriet Sanford, deceased, moved the court for a new trial, which was denied. They appeal from the order for the partition and from the order denying a new trial.
1. The plaintiff was adjudged to be the…
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