Nicholson v. Tarpey
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Monterey County and from an order denying a new trial. John Reynolds, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Dyke, J.
This is the third appeal of this case. The undisputed facts are these: In 1867, Matthew Tarpey was in possession and claimed to be the owner of the Carneros Rancho, in Monterey county, near tire town of Watsonville, consisting of four thousand four hundred acres. Murdock Nicholson was at the time living in San Francisco. In May or June of that year Nicholson came to Watsonville with a view of finding and buying some desirable piece of land. After some negotiations, an understanding was reached between the parties whereby Nicholson was to purchase for fifteen hundred dollars a piece of the…
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- Nicholson v. TarpeyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
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