Legal Opinion
City of Los Angeles v. Anderson
California Supreme Court
Decided March 11, 1929No. Docket No. 8981PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWaste, C. J.
By the institution of the several above-numbered actions, which were consolidated for purposes of trial and appeal, the City of Los Angeles sought to recover possession of a triangular shaped strip or parcel of land approximately three-quarters of an acre in extent, and asserted to be reclaimed tide-land. Defendants, by virtue of their occupancy of portions of the land for varying periods, pleaded as a defense that they had acquired title by prescription. Judgment was entered for the plaintiff city, and defendants have appealed.
From the evidence it appears that in the year 1908 the United…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People Ex Rel. State Bd. of Harbor Comm'rs v. KerberCalifornia Supreme Court · 1908
- Patton v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1915
- Strand Improvement Co. v. City of Long BeachCalifornia Supreme Court · 1916
- Dana v. Jackson St. Wharf Co.California Supreme Court · 1866
- Forgeus v. County of Santa CruzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1914
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3Cited by25 opinions
- City of Long Beach v. MansellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- California Ex Rel. State Lands Commission v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- J.P. Furlong Enterprises, Inc. v. Sun Exploration & Production Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
- State of California Ex Rel. State Lands Commission v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
- City of Newport Beach v. FagerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1940
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