People ex rel. Teschemacher v. Davidson
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court,, Fourth Judicial District, City and County of San Francisco. On the 19th day of July, 1848, T. M. Leavenworth, Alcalde of San Francisco, granted to M. L. Callendar a one hundred vara lot, and on the 4th day of September' thereafter granted to William S. Clark another lot, fifty by one hundred varas, both of which constitute a block of land covered by water, and situate outside of the water front of San Francisco established by an Act entitled…
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Appeal from the District Court,, Fourth Judicial District, City and County of San Francisco. On the 19th day of July, 1848, T. M. Leavenworth, Alcalde of San Francisco, granted to M. L. Callendar a one hundred vara lot, and on the 4th day of September' thereafter granted to William S. Clark another lot, fifty by one hundred varas, both of which constitute a block of land covered by water, and situate outside of the water front of San Francisco established by an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the disposition of certain property of the State of California,” passed March 26th, 1851. On the…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Shafter, J.:
This is a bill to restrain the'defendants from erecting a wharf from the north line of Chestnut street, in the City of San Francisco, toward and into the deep waters of the bay. It is alleged that the wharf, should it be erected, will greatly interfere with and hinder the trade and commerce of the State at the harbor of said city, and greatly diminish its value; wherefore the plaintiffs pray that the erection of the wharf may be enjoined.
The Court has found, among other things, that the defendants were engaged at the commencement of the action in constructing a wharf…
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