Hoadley v. City & County of San Francisco
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court, Twelfth Judicial District, City and County of San Francisco. The two parcels of land in controversy in this action are thus described: First.
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Appeal from the District Court, Twelfth Judicial District, City and County of San Francisco. The two parcels of land in controversy in this action are thus described: First. Commencing at the point of intersection of the northern line of Clay street with the eastern line of Scott street, running thence northerly along the last-named line two hundred and seventy-five (275) feet, more or less, to the north line or boundary of the “Hoadley Claim;” running thence in a line due east along the north line of the “ Hoadley Claim ” to its intersection with the western line of Pierce street; thence…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Rhodes, J.:
This action was brought to quiet the title of the plaintiff to two pieces of land, one of which forms a part of Alta Plaza, and the other a part of Hamilton Square, as laid down on the maps of the city. The plaintiff claims title under the Van Ress Ordinance and the confirmatory act of March 11, 1858 (Stats. 1858, p. 52), and the act of Congress of July 1, 1864, by which the title of the United States was relinquished and granted to the city for the uses and purposes specified in the act of March 11, 1858, and he also *272claims title by adverse possession. The defense is…
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