Ferguson v. Murphy
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Joaquin County and from an order denying a new trial. Joseph H. Budd, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Belcher, C.
This is an action to recover possession of 1,400 sacks of wheat and 760 sacks of barley, or the sum of $2,300, the value thereof, and $250 damages for detention.
The case was tried by the court without a jury, and the judgment was in favor of the defendants, from which and from an order denying a new trial the plaintiff appeals.
The facts of the case as disclosed by the record are in substance as follows: In September, 1892, one James Caven, being then the owner of the lands described in the complaint, leased the same by written lease to one White for the term of three years from the…
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