Delmas v. Martin

The action is to recover a lot in the City of San Jose, and the plaintiff deraigns title through a grant made in 1847, by the Alcalde, to one Yillagrana, a deed from the latter to Peter Davidson, made in June, 1847, and a conveyance from Davidson to the plaintiff, made in April, 1867. The defendants claim that the alleged grant to Yillagrana, is void for uncertainty; and deraign their title to the premises.under conveyances from the City of San Jose, as successors in interest to the former pueblo of that name. On the trial, the Court held the,grant to Yillagrana to be valid and sufficiently…