Vance v. Fore
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court, Seventh Judicial District, Solano County. Pena and Baca were the co-grantees of the Mexican Government of a tract of land confirmed and patented to them by the United States, which grant included the demanded premises.
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Appeal from the District Court, Seventh Judicial District, Solano County. Pena and Baca were the co-grantees of the Mexican Government of a tract of land confirmed and patented to them by the United States, which grant included the demanded premises. Baca’s deed to McDaniel, referred to in the opinion of the Court, was for a portion of the grant, and was dated August ■ 21st, 1850. Pena’s deed to Currey and Clarke, dated January 27th, 1853, also mentioned in the opinion of the Court, besides referring to the McDaniel deed for a description of the property conveyed, contained an additional…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Si-iafter, J.
This is an action of ejectment. The question presented by the record for review involves the construction of a deed given by Pena to Currey and Clarke, January 27th, 1853, and recorded February 19th of the same year. The description of the land intended to be conveyed is as follows :
“ All and singular any of the lands and lots of land embraced within the boundaries of that parcel or tract of land described in a certain deed executed by Manuel Baca to William McDaniel, bearing date on or about the 21st day of August, in the year 1850 ; the said land being in the…
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