Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Lawlor

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1879No. 6143PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the Seventeenth Judicial District, County of Los Angeles. The plaintiff had judgment, and the defendant appealed. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court :

The action was brought for the recovery of the possession of a tract of land. The answer denies that the plaintiff is the owner or entitled to the possession of the land, and it also sets up the Statute of Limitations. It also avers certain facts as the basis for equitable relief, and prays that the plaintiff be adjudged to convey the lands to the defendant. .»

The facts upon which the claim to equitable relief is based are in substance as follows: The lands are within the limit of *406the lands claimed by the City of Los Angeles, and while they were so claimed the city conveyed the…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Burling v. ThompkinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
  2. O'Connor v. FrasherCalifornia Supreme Court · 1880
  3. Brown v. PrewettCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892

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