Opinion

Moore v. Smaw

  • 17 Cal. 199
Court
California Supreme Court
Filed
Jul 1, 1861
Status
Published
Author
Baldwin
On the bench
Baldwin, Field
Cited by
11 cases

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The opinion

Baldwin, J.

I concur in the judgment in this case for the reasons given by the Chief Justice.

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