Estus v. Weber

This is an action for damages based on the removal of a small building from land owned by the plaintiff. The plaintiff purchased the land from the city of Newport Beach, his deed being dated January 2,1945. It appears that the city of Newport Beach had acquired title to the land through a tax sale. Prior thereto, under some arrangement with the then owner, the building had been placed on this land, and for some 12 years it had been used, seasonally, as a “hot dog” stand. The purported ownership of the building, as distinguished from the land, had been transferred a number of times, during…