Anderson v. Parker
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Twelfth Judicial District. Action of ejectment and for damages, etc. The opinion of the Court contains a statement of nearly all the facts of the case. The evidence of the death of Cameron Anderson, the ancestor of the plaintiff, was hearsay evidence, derived from the family of the deceased, and proof of the fact that they went into mourning for him.
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Appeal from the District Court of the Twelfth Judicial District. Action of ejectment and for damages, etc. The opinion of the Court contains a statement of nearly all the facts of the case. The evidence of the death of Cameron Anderson, the ancestor of the plaintiff, was hearsay evidence, derived from the family of the deceased, and proof of the fact that they went into mourning for him. His death is averred in the verified complaint, and the answer states that the defendants have not sufficient knowledge of the fact to form a belief, and therefore, that they neither admit nor deny the same.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by Mr. Justice Terry.
Mr. Chief Justice Murray concurred.
This is an action to recover possession of the half of a one hundredvara lot in San Francisco, claimed by the plaintiff as the heir of one Cameron Anderson, who it is averred entered into possession of the lot, claiming title by virtue of a grant from T. M. Leavenworth, Alcalde of San Francisco.
From the record, it appears that Cameron Anderson had possession of the, premises by his tenant, until his death, and that afterwards, it was held by one Elston, as tenant of plaintiff; that Dallam &…
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