City of San Francisco v. Straut

The only question on this appeal is, whether the claim of the plaintiff is barred by the statute of limitations. Confessedly it is so barred, unless the title of plaintiff was charged with a public trust, and for that reason not subject to extinguishment by adverse possession, under the statute of limitations.

The action is ejectment, for the recovery of one of the beach and water lots of San Francisco. It was found that the defendant Straut, and his lessor, Boyd, had been in the continuous, open, notorious, adverse possession of the lot for twelve and a half years next before the commencement…