Shirley v. City of Benicia
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of tbe Superior Court of Solano County and from an order denying a new trial. A. J. Buckles, Judge. Tbe facts are stated in tbe opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHensiiaw, J.
Appeals from the judgment and from tbe order denying plaintiff a new trial.
Benicia is a city of tbe sixth class. It is situated upon tbe north shore of the straits of Carquinez, and its boundary upon tbe south is the middle line of the channel. The state granted to the city the lands under the waters of the straits, within its corporate limits, and authorized the sale of the lands into private *345ownership. (Stats. 1855, p. 239; Stats. 1859, p. 315; Stats. 1868, p. 206.) It also defined the permanent waterfront line of the city. (Stats. 1859, p. 315; Stats. 1868, p. 266.) Outside of the…
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