McCauley v. Weller
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of the County of Mhrin. This was an action of forcible entry and unlawful' det'áíííerí '-The action was originally commenced in a Justice’s Court','where ,fh^ cause was tried by a jury, and a verdict of “not guilty’’l-eturned:'''iipdri: which judgment was entered for the defendants. The'plifintiif appealed therefrom to the County Court of Marin, where the cause was tried anew.
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Appeal from the County Court of the County of Mhrin. This was an action of forcible entry and unlawful' det'áíííerí '-The action was originally commenced in a Justice’s Court','where ,fh^ cause was tried by a jury, and a verdict of “not guilty’’l-eturned:'''iipdri: which judgment was entered for the defendants. The'plifintiif appealed therefrom to the County Court of Marin, where the cause was tried anew. The plaintiff alleges in his complaint, that on the first of March, A. D. 1858, he was in the actual, peaceable and lawful possession of the messuage, lands, and tenements, situate in said…
1Opinion of the CourtTerry, C. J.
This is a proceeding under the Statute concerning Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer to recover possession of certain premises known as the State prison, with damages for the detention.
The facts, as disclosed by the record, are as follow: In 1856, Jas. M. Estill was in possession of the premises, under a lease from R. M. Anderson, Henry Bates and G. W. Whitman, styling themselves “ State Prison Commissioners after retaining possession for about one year, Estill assigned the lease and delivered the possession of the premises to plaintiff, who remained in possession by himself and his agents…
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