Wilson v. Alcatraz Asphalt Co.
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Santa Barbara County. D. K. Trask, Judge presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
COOPER, C.
At the close of the testimony the judge directed the jury to return a verdict for defendant in the sum of $2,145.95, which it did, and judgment was accordingly entered. Plaintiff prosecutes this appeal from the judgment on a bill of exceptions.
This controversy arose out of the following facts: In December, 1894, the Southern Pacific Company leased to Austin and Doulton, the assignors of plaintiff, for a term of five years from January 1, 1895, for oil-development purposes, certain lands in the townsite of Summerland, in the county of Santa Barbara, for which the lessor was to…
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