City of Stockton v. Weber
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Joaquin County. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Haynes, C.
This action is brought by the city of Stockton to quiet title to “block 237 east of Center Street” in said city, which prior to 1872 was outside the city limits. The complaint alleges that prior to 1860, Charles M. Weber was the owner of the block in question, and dedicated it to the public as a cemetery, and that such dedication was accepted by the public prior to that year.
The fourth paragraph of the complaint is as follows: “That on the twelfth day of May, 1880, said Charles M. Weber, by a deed signed, sealed, and acknowledged by him and by him delivered to plaintiff, sold,…
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