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Muller v. Boggs

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1864PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from the District Court, Twelfth Judicial District, City and County of San Francisco. The following is the certificate of acknowledgment of the deed from Vallejo to Wohler, dated December 20th, 1851: “ State of California, County of Napa.

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Appeal from the District Court, Twelfth Judicial District, City and County of San Francisco. The following is the certificate of acknowledgment of the deed from Vallejo to Wohler, dated December 20th, 1851: “ State of California, County of Napa. “ On this, the twentieth day of December, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, personally appeared before me, the undersigned, Recorder in and for the county aforesaid, Salvador Vallejo, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, who acknowledged to me that he executed the same freely and…

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court, Sanderson, C. J.

This is an action for the possession of certain lots in the Pueblo de Salvador, the same being a part of four leagues of land granted by the Mexican nation to Salvador Vallejo in 1838, called the Rancho de Napa. Both parties claim to have derived title from Vallejo.

The plaintiff claims by deed from Vallejo to Wohler, dated on the*20th day of December, 1851; and by deed from Wohler to Frank, dated on the 20th day of March, 1852; and by deed from Frank to himself, dated on the 21st day of July, 1857; and by deed from Wohler to himself, (for further assurance,) dated…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson ex dem. Klock v. HudsonNew York Supreme Court · 1808
  2. Touchard v. CrowCalifornia Supreme Court · 1862
  3. Abrams v. ErvinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1859
  4. De Costa v. Massachusetts Flat Water & Mining Co.California Supreme Court · 1861
  5. Doll v. FellerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1860

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Fox v. Hale & Norcross Silver Mining Co.California Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Chuck v. Quan Wo Chong & Co.California Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Crombie v. LittleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
  4. People v. WheatleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
  5. Razzano v. KentCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947

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