Sharon v. Davidson
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Third Judicial District, Washoe County. This was an action of ejectment brought to recover one hundred and sixty acres of land, commonly called the “ Chapin Tract,” on Steamboat or Galena Creek, in Washoe County, and sixteen thousand dollars damages for detention thereof and waste.
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Appeal from the District Court of the Third Judicial District, Washoe County. This was an action of ejectment brought to recover one hundred and sixty acres of land, commonly called the “ Chapin Tract,” on Steamboat or Galena Creek, in Washoe County, and sixteen thousand dollars damages for detention thereof and waste. The deeds referred to in the opinion were : First — Deed from William F. Bryant and others to Samuel A. Chapin, dated July 26, 1860, acknowledged July 27,1860, before Lucien Herman, United States Commissioner for the Second Judicial District of Utah Territory; and afterwards on…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Whitman, J.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment of nonsuit rendered against him in the District Court of the Third Judicial District.
The action was to recover certain real property (timber land) and damages. Peter Davidson, the only defendant served, answered, claiming title. The following reasons were assigned for the judgment : First. “ That the original marking of the lines of the Chapin tract and sufficient defining of the boundaries of said tract by the parties locating the same, is not so shown by the testimony adduced as to make a prima facie case.” Second. “ That it is not…
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