Legal Opinion
Davis v. Scott
California Supreme Court
Decided July 1, 1880No. 6,597PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff, and from an order denying new trial, in the Fifth District Court, County of San Joaquin. Bookeb, J. The facts are stated in the opinion. After the decision in Department, the appellant filed his petition that the appeal be reheard in Bank, and the application was denied..
1Opinion of the Court
Morrison. C. J.:
This is an action of ejectment; and after the evidence was closed, the Court below found the following facts:
“ FINDINGS.
“ In this case, the Court finds the following facts :
“ 1. That the land in controversy was embraced in a patent issued to the Western Pacific Railroad Company by the United *167States Government on the-day of May,-A. D. 1870, which was duly recorded in San Joaquin County.
“ 2. That by articles of consolidation and amalgamation, executed the 22nd day of June, 1870, said Western Pacific Railroad Company and the Central Pacific Railroad Company of California were…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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