Legal Opinion
Medley v. Robertson
California Supreme Court
Decided July 1, 1880No. 6,686PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Appeal from a judgment for the defendant, and from an order denying a new trial, in the Eleventh District Court, County of El Dorado. Williams, J. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Myrick, J.:
This is an action to determine a contest arising in the Surveyor-General’s office regarding the right of the parties to purchase the north half of a 36th section. The Court below filed its findings, upon which judgment was rendered for defendant. The following is a statement of the facts taken from the findings of the Court:
“ The section was surveyed by a Deputy United States .Surveyor, acting by authority, and all the lines thereof run and marked, and the corners established in the field, prior to September 24th, 1873; the field-notes of said survey were not returned to or filed…
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