Legal Opinion

Smith v. Hawkins

California Supreme Court

Decided February 12, 1898No. Sac. No. 325PublishedCited by 32 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Nevada County and from an order denying a new trial. John Caldwell, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court, and in its opinion rendered on the former appeal. (Smith v. Hawkins, 110 Cal. 122.)

1Opinion of the CourtVan Fleet, J.

Action to quiet title to a water right asserted by plaintiffs.

The cause was here before (Smith v. Hawkins, 110 Cal. 122), and the general history of the case will be found more fully stated in the opinion then filed. The judgment was reversed, and, the action having been retried in the court below, judgment again went for plaintiffs, from which and an order denying a new trial defendant appeals, contending that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the findings, and that the findings do not support the judgment. It is not necessary to notice the first contention, since we are satisfied that…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Smith v. HawkinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Senior v. AndersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896

3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Tulare Irrigation District v. Lindsay-Strathmore Irrigation DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1935
  2. Leavitt v. Lassen Irrigation Co.California Supreme Court · 1909
  3. Felsenthal v. WarringCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1919
  4. Lindblom v. Round Valley Water Co.California Supreme Court · 1918
  5. McDonald v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 1986

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