Legal Opinion

Burris v. Fitch

California Supreme Court

Decided June 5, 1888No. 11077PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sonoma County. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtSharpstein, J.

This appeal is from a judgment recovered by the plaintiffs against the defendants in an action of ejectment. The contention of appellants is, that the findings of fact do not justify the conclusions of law or the judgment. The controversy is as to the boundary line between two tracts of land, one of which is owned by plaintiffs and the other by defendants. The plaintiffs settled upon the tract claimed by them in the year 1851, and procured a conveyance of it in 1858. Defendants’ grantors procured a conveyance of the tract claimed by them in 1851. Both conveyances are from the town or city of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Sneed v. OsbornCalifornia Supreme Court · 1864
  2. Adams v. RockwellCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1836
  3. Columbet v. PachecoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1874

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Miller v. Mills CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
  2. Price v. De ReyesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1911
  3. Deidrich v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
  4. Steinhilber v. HolmesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1904
  5. Johnson v. BuckCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935

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