Hanson v. Stinehoff
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Dyke, J.
The action is ejectment. Plaintiffs had verdict and judgment. The defendants appeal from the
judgment and from the order denying their motion for a new trial.
The land in controversy consists of a portion of an island in the Eel River and an old bed of that stream, situated in Humboldt County. It appears that in 1895, during a large freshet, the river suddenly left its bed and made for itself a new channel north of said island, leaving its former bed dry. Neither party claims title in fee, both relying upon possession, the legal title being in the state.
The first point made by the appellants…
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