Willis v. Wozencraft
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the First Judicial District. The following is the instrument executed March 20th, 1858, by Deputy to Wozencraft, defendant: “ Know all men by these presents, that I, William C. Deputy, of the County of San Bernardino and State of California, party of the first part, am held and firmly bound unto Oliver M. Wozencraft, of the county and State aforesaid, party of the second part, in the sum of one thousand and eight hundred and seventy-five dollars to be paid to…
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Appeal from the First Judicial District. The following is the instrument executed March 20th, 1858, by Deputy to Wozencraft, defendant: “ Know all men by these presents, that I, William C. Deputy, of the County of San Bernardino and State of California, party of the first part, am held and firmly bound unto Oliver M. Wozencraft, of the county and State aforesaid, party of the second part, in the sum of one thousand and eight hundred and seventy-five dollars to be paid to said party of the second part, his heirs or assigns, to which payment well and truly to be made, I do hereby bind myself,…
1Opinion of the CourtCrocker, J.
This is an action to recover the possession of several lots in the City of San Bernardino, the plaintiff in her complaint claiming to be the owner of the whole interest in them. The. defendant in his answer sets forth that on the twentieth day of March, 1858, one Deputy was the owner of the premises ; that on that day, Deputy sold and conveyed the undivided half of the premises, by an agreement duly executed, acknowledged, and recorded, to the defendant, and under it he entered and ever since has held the lawful possession. The case was tried by the Court, who found for the plaintiff, and…
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