Thompson v. Doaksum
California Supreme Court
Appeal from- a judgment of the Superior Court of Plumas County. The facts relied upon by the defendants as an estoppel were, that on the 26th of September, 1870, one Seagraves, a justice of the peace, believing himself to be authorized by law so to do, went to the land claimed by Blunt, and with his consent, and that of the defendants, set off a portion thereof for the use of the latter; that Blunt thereupon agreed with the defendants that whenever he should procure a…
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Appeal from- a judgment of the Superior Court of Plumas County. The facts relied upon by the defendants as an estoppel were, that on the 26th of September, 1870, one Seagraves, a justice of the peace, believing himself to be authorized by law so to do, went to the land claimed by Blunt, and with his consent, and that of the defendants, set off a portion thereof for the use of the latter; that Blunt thereupon agreed with the defendants that whenever he should procure a government title to the lands, he would deed the tract so set apart to the defendants, and executed a written memorandum to…
1Opinion of the Court
Searls, C.
— Action to quiet title to a tract of land in Plumas County.
Plaintiff had judgment, and defendants appeal.
On the thirtieth day of July, 1878, one D. D. Blunt received from the government of the United States a patent for the land in question, under a homestead filing made in 1873, and the title thus acquired is vested in the plaintiff.
The bill of exceptions shows that at the trial defendants offered" evidence tending to prove the allegations of their answer numbered 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th, to which plaintiff objected, which objection was sustained by the court, upon the ground that…
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