Legal Opinion

Werner v. Graham

California Supreme Court

Decided August 29, 1919No. L. A. No. 4952PublishedCited by 143 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Chas. Wellborn, Judge. The facts are stated in the .opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtOlney, J.

This is an action to quiet title to real property, the purpose being to obtain a judicial determination that the land of the plaintiff is free of certain restrictions as to its use contained in a deed to a previous owner through whom the plaintiff claims. The land consists of one of the lots of a considerable tract and the defendants are other lot owners within the same tract. The judgment of the lower court was that the plaintiff’s title was as to all the defendants, subject to the restrictions in question, and from this judgment the plaintiff appeals.

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2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Bacon v. SandbergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
  2. Sprague v. KimballMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
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  5. Clapp v. WilderMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900

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