Edwards v. Rolley
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment 'of the Superior Court of Humboldt County. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Temple, C.
— Plaintiff appeals from the judgment upon the judgment roll alone.
The action is brought to quiet title, and, the defendant being in possession, is therefore virtually an action to recover possession, sometimes called an action of ejectment.
The defendant denied plaintiff’s title, pleaded a former *410judgment as a bar, set up title in himself, and also claimed that the plaintiff’s right of action was barred by the statute of limitations.
The action was tried without a jury, and the findings seem to state the facts quite fully.
The court found that neither plaintiff nor defendant had title…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Easton v. O'ReillyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1883
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