Legal Opinion

Fleming v. Howard

California Supreme Court

Decided October 11, 1906No. Sac. No. 1358PublishedCited by 30 opinions

The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Sullivan & Sullivan, Theo. J. Roche, and H. D. Gill, for Appellants.

1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.

The sole question presented in this case is the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the finding that the plaintiff’s predecessors in interest acquired by prescription the private right of way involved.

The ease comes within the well-known rule that this court is bound by a decision of the lower court upon conflicting evidence. There was evidence to the effect that the road, or way, across the defendants’ land had been used in connection with, and for the benefit of, plaintiff’s land continuously and without interruption from the year 1871 down to 1902, immediately before the action was…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Kripp v. CurtisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1886
  2. Franz v. MendoncaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1900
  3. Anglo-Californian Bank, Ltd. v. CerfCalifornia Supreme Court · 1905

3Cited by30 opinions

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  3. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Crockett Land & Cattle Co.California Court of Appeal · 1924
  4. MacDonald Properties, Inc. v. Bel-Air Country ClubCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
  5. Matthiessen v. GrandCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1928

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