Waterman v. Smith
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the Seventh District. The Appellants, plaintiffs below, brought an action of ejectment against Respondent, as defendant, for a parcel of land tying in the county of Solano. The title relied on by the plaintiffs, and with which they connected themselves, may be found in the case of The United States v. Bitchie, 17 How. S. C. 534—537, fully set forth.
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Appeal from the Seventh District. The Appellants, plaintiffs below, brought an action of ejectment against Respondent, as defendant, for a parcel of land tying in the county of Solano. The title relied on by the plaintiffs, and with which they connected themselves, may be found in the case of The United States v. Bitchie, 17 How. S. C. 534—537, fully set forth. The chain of title commences with a petition of Francisco Solano to the Commandant-General, M. G. Vallejo, who was the Director of Colonization, for a grant “ of the land of the Suisun, together with its known appurtenances.” The…
1Opinion of the CourtField, J.
Terry, C. J. and Baldwin, J. concurring.
This is an action of ejectment, for the recovery of a tract of land situated in the valley of Suisun, in the county of Solano. Both parties claim title under grants of the Mexican Governor of California, Juan B. Alvarado — the plaintiff under a grant issued to the Indian Chief, Francisco Solano, on the twenty-first of January, 1842, and the defendant under a grant issued to José Francisco Armijo, on the fourth of March, 1840. The grant to Solano is of land known by the name of Suisun, and covers four square leagues, within exterior limits embracing…
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