Thompson v. Felton
California Supreme Court
Appeal from an order granting defendants a new trial, in the Fourth District Court, City and County of San Francisco, Morrison, J. The facts are stated in the opinion, and in the report of the case on the former appeal. (44 Cal. 505.)
1Opinion of the Court
Department No. 2, Sharpstein, J.:
The plaintiff sues in ejectment for the recovery of about forty acres of land lying within a larger tract known as the Bernal Bancho. The entire tract was granted to the Bernals, by the *551Mexican Government, and on the 31st day of December, 1857, the United States issued a patent to them for it. The defendant deraigns title through mesne conveyances from the Bernals. The plaintiff claims to have acquired title to the tract involved in this action, by an adverse possession thereof for a period of five years prior to the ouster. A verdict was rendered in favor of…
2Cited by15 opinions
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