Staniford v. Trombly
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County. P. F. Gosbey, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMelvin, J.
Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment against him in aXsuit to quiet title to certain land in Santa Clara County.
It is conceded that plaintiff has record title to 565 acres and defendants to two hundred acres, and that the two tracts adjoin at the south of the land of defendants and the north of that of plaintiff. Defendants claim about 165 acres more than their record title by reason of a boundary fence and an alleged agreement between the parties that said fence should be the true line separating the parcels of land. Defendants also pleaded prescription and estoppel. The whole controversy…
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