Legal Opinion

Buxton v. Traver

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided April 1, 1889No. 211PublishedCited by 43 opinions

ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. The .case which' makes the federal question is stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. . Justice Field

delivered the opinion of the court.

This was a suit .-to charge the defendant Hattie L. Traver as trustee for the plaintiffs, of an undivided half interest in certain lands in San' Bernardino County, California, and was commenced in one of. the . Superior Courts of the State. To thé complaint the defendants demurred; the derimrrer was sustained arid judgment entered that the suit be dismissed. On appeal.to the Supreme Court of the State the judgment was affirmed; and the case is brought to this court oh writ of error.

The complaint alleges that, on the 2d of February, 1870,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Frisbie v. WhitneySupreme Court of the United States · 1870
  2. Hutchings v. LowSupreme Court of the United States · 1873

3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Northern Pacific Railroad v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  2. Northern Pacific R. Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  3. West Coast Exploration Co. v. McKay Secretary of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
  4. King v. McAndrewsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1901
  5. Gonzales v. FrenchSupreme Court of the United States · 1896

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