Blood v. Woods
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Calaveras County. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Temple, C.
Appeal from a judgment taken within sixty days after its rendition.
The action is to recover tolls claimed to be due from defendant for passing over plaintiff’s alleged toll-road. The validity of the franchise is questioned.
An act of the legislature of this state, passed April 8, 1863, granted to certain persons named, to be incorporated as “ Silver Mountain Turnpike Company,” a franchise to construct and maintain a toll-road from a point in Calaveras County to a point then in Mono County, now Alpine, — the franchise to continue for twenty years, *82—tolls to be fixed by the supervisors…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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