Thompson v. Pioche
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, City and County of San Francisco. The defendants, of whom there were several, were in possession of separate parcels of the demanded premises, and answered separately.
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Appeal from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, City and County of San Francisco. The defendants, of whom there were several, were in possession of separate parcels of the demanded premises, and answered separately. In Uovember, 1855, the plaintiff" left the City and County of San Francisco, and engaged in business in the Counties of Fresno and San Joaquin, more than one hundred miles from San Francisco, and did not return to San Francisco until February, 1863. The plaintiff had judgment in the Court below and the defendants appealed. The other facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Rhodes, J.:
This is an action of ejectment to recover the possession of a tract of land situated in the City and County of San Francisco. The facts of the case, briefly stated, are as follows: The plaintiff entered upon the land in 1850, and between that time and the Winter of 1853-54, he inclosed and occupied the entire premises, and continued to occupy the same in person until November, 1855, when he leased the same to Osborne for the term of ten months. Osborne entered under the lease, but before the expiration of the term he agreed to hold the premises during the-pleasure of…
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