Legal Opinion

Wilson v. Madison

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1880No. 6,528PublishedCited by 33 opinions

Appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff, in the Eighteenth District Court, County of San Diego. McNealy, J. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Thornton, J.:

James Wilson sued the defendants in the District Court for the County of San Diego, to quiet his title to a tract of land situate in that county. The defendant Madison answered and *6set up a cross-complaint, to which pleading, last-mentioned plaintiff filed an answer. The defendant Tull suffered a default. When the plaintiff rested his case on the complaint, on motion of defendant Madison, the Court ordered a nonsuit, and from the judgment of nonsuit plaintiff brings an appeal to this Court.

The case was tried by the Court, a jury having been waived, and the plaintiff, to sustain…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Blood v. LightCalifornia Supreme Court · 1869
  2. Ritter v. ScannellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1858
  3. Robert v. AdamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1869
  4. Utter v. ChapmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1869

3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Hibberd v. SmithCalifornia Supreme Court · 1885
  2. Miller v. LucoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1889
  3. Winter v. McMillanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1890
  4. Johnson v. HurstIdaho Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Johnson v. TaylorCalifornia Supreme Court · 1907

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