Von Glahn v. Brennan

Hayne, C.

Ejectment for a lot 40 by 69i feet, on the southwest corner of Filbert and Steiner streets, in the city of San Francisco; verdict and judgment for plaintiff; defendants appeal.

The defendants (who were husband and wife) had no paper title, but relied on adverse possession. The defendant, J. 0. Brennan, says that one Hagan gave him possession in 1872, and told him to hold the lot for one *262Godfrin (known as French Charlie) until his, Godfrin’s, return; that no one had any right to it except' Godfrin, and that “he did n’t think the Frenchman would come back to claim it.” Defendant Brennan…