Plummer v. Brown
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMcKee, J.
The only question for consideration on this appeal is, whether the court below erred in' sustaining a demurrer to the complaint upon the ground that it did not contain facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.
It appears from the allegations contained in the complaint that there was a contest between the plaintiff and John A. Brown before the register and receiver of the United States land-office, about the right to purchase from the United States, under the pre-emption and homestead laws, a tract of public land in Los Angeles County, described as the southeast quarter of section 23 in…
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