People ex rel. Bd. of State Harbor Comm'rs v. Broadway Wharf Co.
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court, Fourth Judicial District, City and County of San Francisco. The plaintiff recovered judgment in the Court below, and the defendant appealed. The other facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Sanderson, J.:
This is an action to recover possession of Broadway Wharf in the City and County of San Francisco. A recovery was had in the Court below and the defendant appeals.
The alleged right to the possession, on the part of the State Harbor Commissioners, is founded upon an Act of the Legislature of the 24th of April, 1863, to provide for the improvement and protection of the wharves, docks and water front of the City and County of San Francisco. By that Act the Board of State Harbor Commissioners was created and they were directed and empowered' to take possession of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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