Stevens v. Quirk
California Supreme Court
Stevens v. Quirk, 60 Cal. 161 (Cal. 1882)
1882 Cal. LEXIS 423
Stevens v. Quirk
Opinion of the Court
For the reasons given by Department Two in its opinion in this case, filed November 8,1881, the judgment and order are affirmed.
The following is the opinion of Department Two referred to:
The plaintiff’s right to recover in this action depended upon the question of his prior possession, and upon that question . the Court found against him. There is some conflict in the testimony upon the point, but we do not think that the evidence by the plaintiff established a case of prior possession upon which he could recover in this action.
We are unable to find any evidence to sustain the finding that the defendant entered as a preemptioner. But it is quite immaterial whether he did or not.
Judgment and order affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- B. F. STEVENS v. CORNELIUS QUIRK
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- Syllabus
- Prior Possession—Ejectment—Finding.—Ejectment upon an alleged prior possession. Findings upon this issue and judgment for defendant. Held: The finding was justified by the evidence. Id.—Id.—Immaterial Finding—Preemptioner.—Held further: The finding that the defendant entered as preemptioner was not sustained by the evidence; but the fact found is immaterial.