Legal Opinion
Smith v. Brovan
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 18, 1979No. Civ. 16163PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EVANS, J.
The nature, scope, and applicability of the good faith improver statute (Code Civ. Proc., § 871.1 et seq.) is the fundamental issue presented upon this appeal.
The factual circumstances which gave rise to the present controversy began in 1959. At that time defendants and cross-complainants (hereafter Brovans) purchased approximately 75 acres of land in Shasta County. The deed by which they acquired title to the land described certain appurtenant rights consisting of unlined earth water ditches and water rights flowing in the ditches, all situate on neighboring land belonging to…
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