Smith v. City of Santa Monica
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County and from an order refusing a new trial. S. E. Crow, Judge presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHenshaw, J.
Plaintiff by this action seeks to quiet title to certain lots, in the city of Santa Monica. Judgment passed for defendants and from the judgment and from the order denying his motion for a new trial he appeals.
Plaintiff’s ownership of the land in controversy rests upon certain tax-deeds from the state. Two tracts of land are involved. The assessment under which one was sold was for the year 1895, the other for the year 1894. The one was sold to the state in 1896, the other in 1895. The controller’s order to the tax-collector to sell in both cases was on May 9, 1908, and the tax-collector’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. McCreeryCalifornia Supreme Court · 1868
- People v. Doe G. 1,034California Supreme Court · 1868
- City of Santa Monica v. Los Angeles CountyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1911
- People ex rel. Doyle v. AustinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1874
- Low v. LewisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1873
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