McGrath v. Wallace
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County and from an order denying a new trial. Matt. F. Johnson, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court rendered upon the former appeal, 85 Cal. 622, and in the opinion rendered upon this appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Britt, C.
Action to quiet title to a parcel of land in the city of Sacramento. On a former appeal it was held that plaintiff’s claim of title by adverse possession was not supported by the facts, and a judgment in her favor was reversed. (McGrath v. Wallace, 85 Cal. 622.) Upon a new trial the plaintiff relied on certain tax titles; it appeared that on December 26, 1864, there was a sale of the land in controversy under decree of the former district court, for street taxes levied by the city in the year 1863; and again, on September 25, 1865, the land was sold under a similar decree for city…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- French v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Reynolds v. LincolnCalifornia Supreme Court · 1886
- McGrath v. WallaceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1890
- Carpenter v. GannCalifornia Supreme Court · 1875
- French v. EdwardsU.S. Circuit Court for the District of California · 1878
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