Owens v. Jackson
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Seventh Judicial District, County of Solano. A statement of the facts appears in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtBurnett, J.
This was an action to "recover the possession of land claimed by the plaintiff, under a patent from this State. The land was sold and patented under the provisions of the act of the Legislature, of April 28th, 1855, entitled “An Act to provide for the sale of the Swamp and Overflowed Land belonging to this State.” (Wood’s Digest, 517.) The defendant demurred to the complaint upon the ground that it did not show that the land had been surveyed and patented to this State. The demurrer was sustained, and the plaintiffs appealed. .
The only question necessary to be determined is whether this State…
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