Davis v. McGrew
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Contra Costa County, and from an order refusing a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Hayne, G.
Suit to annul a lease from the defendant McGrew to the plaintiff, Davis.
Davis was the owner of an undivided interest in the San Pablo rancho, and was in possession of two parcels thereof, viz., one of 320 acres, called his “ home place,” and the other 45 acres, upon which latter he had growing crops of the value of one thousand dollars. McGrew claimed this latter piece, and applied to the superior court, in a case pending therein, for a writ of assistance to remove Davis from possession.
The court awarded the writ, for the purpose of placing McGrew in possession jointly with Davis.…
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