Lick v. Diaz
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court, Fourth Judicial District, City and County of San Francisco. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court and in the concurring opinion, and in the report of this case on the first trial, 30 Cal. 65.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Crockett, J.:
This is an action to quiet title under section two hundred and fifty-four of the Practice Act, and also to enjoin the further prosecution by the defendants of an action for partition of the premises in controversy. The plaintiff deraigns his title under Benito Diaz, one of the defendants, to whom it is alleged the lot was granted by Alcalde Hinckley, in 1844. The defendants, except Diaz, are the heirs at law of one Juan Prado Mesa, deceased, to whom they allege the lot was granted jointly with Diaz, and from whom they claim to have derived by inheritance the title…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Donner v. PalmerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1867
- Lick v. DiazCalifornia Supreme Court · 1866
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