McLeran v. Benton
California Supreme Court
Appeal from, a judgment of the Superior Court of' the city and county of San Francisco, and from an order refusing a new trial. The action was commenced on the 4th of June, 1862, to recover the possession of a tract of land in the city and county of San Francisco.
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Appeal from, a judgment of the Superior Court of' the city and county of San Francisco, and from an order refusing a new trial. The action was commenced on the 4th of June, 1862, to recover the possession of a tract of land in the city and county of San Francisco. The following is an epitome of the history of the case, and of the facts as found by the court: In 1849 Jacob Harmon and wife, Eleonora, entered into possession of a tract of land embracing the land in controversy, which consists of separate parcels lying in what is now a populous portion of the city of San Francisco, and generally…
1Opinion of the CourtPaterson, J.
This action was commenced twenty-five years ago, and has been before this court several times on appeal. The tracts of land in controversy are of great value, and are popularly known as “ Woodward's Garden," “ Benton’s Church," and “ Judson and Shepard's Acid Factory." The property is within the exterior limits of the territory described in the Van Ness ordinance, and the principal questions involved relate to the title conferred by that ordinance, and to defendants’ plea of the statute of limitations. After the second decision by this court (43 Cal. 473), the defendants filed in the court…
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