Legal Opinion

Payne v. English

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1889No. 12976PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco, and from an order denying a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtMcFarland, J.

—Defendants are state harbor commissioners. Plaintiffs are owners (being seised of a term of years therein) of those certain premises in the city of San Francisco known generally as block 12 of South Beach water-lot property, lying between Channel Street on the southerly side, Berry Street on the northerly side, Third Street on the easterly side, and Fourth Street on the westerly side. Channel Street is an arm of the. bay of San Francisco running up from the open bay through a portion of the southern part of the city past and beyond the said block 12. It is covered by the waters of the bay;…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1884

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Sage v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
  2. Reclamation District No. 1500 v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1916
  3. Weatherly v. JacksonTexas Supreme Court · 1934
  4. Finberg v. GilbertTexas Supreme Court · 1911
  5. Washington Rock Co. v. YoungUtah Supreme Court · 1905

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