Legal Opinion

City of San Diego v. Hall

California Supreme Court

Decided March 19, 1919No. L. A. No. 4716. Department TwoPublishedCited by 14 opinions

The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. T. B. Cosgrove, City Attorney, S. J. Higgins and M. R. Thorp, Deputy City Attorneys, for Appellant.

1Opinion of the CourtMelvin, J.

This action was brought by the city of San Diego to quiet its title across block No. 404 of Horton’s Addition. It was stipulated that the fee belongs to the defendants, but the city took the position that by use of this property for many years the public had obtained an easement for the extension of Horton Avenue, a street seventy-five feet in width. Judgment was given in favor of the defendants and the city appeals.

The map accompanying the record indicates that block No. 404 was one of the subdivisions "of an addition placed upon the market some years ago. It is bounded upon all sides by…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Niles v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
  2. F. A. Hihn Co. v. City of Santa CruzCalifornia Supreme Court · 1915
  3. California Navigation & Improvement Co. v. Union Transportation Co.California Supreme Court · 1899

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Gion v. City of Santa CruzCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Union Transportation Co. v. Sacramento CountyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
  3. People v. SayigCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1951
  4. Diamond Match Co. v. SavercoolCalifornia Supreme Court · 1933
  5. Laguna Beach v. Consolidated Mortgage Co.California Court of Appeal · 1945

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