Lathrop v. Brittain
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court, Twelfth Judicial District. San Mateo County. The tax deed offered in evidence was signed “ Silas Hovious, Sheriff and Tax Collector of the County of San Mateo, by John Ames, Under-Sheriff.” The plaintiff appealed. The other facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Currey, C. J.:
This action was brought to recover the possession of twelve hundred and fifty-five acres of land, and also the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars damages, the alleged value of the use and occupation of the land during its possession by the defendants from the date of the alleged ouster to the time the action was commenced, which was nearly four years; On the trial of the issue joined between the parties, it was in evidence that one L. M. Brittain became the owner of the demanded premises on the 18th of January, 1859, and at that time entered into the possession…
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