Wright v. Seymour
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sonoma County, and from an order refusing a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Searls, C.
This is an action of ejectment to recover a parcel of land situate in the county of Sonoma.
The cause was tried by the court without a jury, written findings filed, and judgment entered in favor of de*123fendant, from which, and from an order denying a new trial, plaintiff appeals.
Plaintiff’s claim to the demanded premises is based upon a patent from the United States of America to Stephen Smith, dated April 18, 1859, which shows a grant of the Bodega ranch, lying between Russian River, the Pacific Ocean, and Bodega Bay.
The description contained in the grant, so far as it borders on…
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