Dominguez De Guyer v. Banning
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
This action is in form ejectment. It was brought May 17, 1886, in the Superior Court of the county of Los Angeles, California, by Ana J. Dominguez De Guyer and others to recover the possession of a certain island known as Mormon Island in the inner bay of San Pedro, California. At mean high tide the island has an area of less than one acre; at mean low tide, about 18.88 acres. The area of the bay, including the. island, is 1100.59 acres.
The defendant Banning filed an answer, in which he denied the allegations of the complaint; also, a cross-complaint asserting title in himself, and asking a…
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