Opinion

Yates v. Smith

  • 38 Cal. 60
  • 1869 Cal. LEXIS 110
Court
California Supreme Court
Filed
Jul 1, 1869
Status
Published
Author
Rhodes
On the bench
Crockett, Rhodes
Cited by
5 cases
Authority
More cited than 90.5%

The opinion

Rhodes, J., delivered the opinion of the Court:

This case, in its material facts, is not distinguishable from Treadway v. Semple ( 28 Cal. 652 ), and Semple v. Wright ( 32 Cal. 659 .) The fact that plaintiff received a conveyance of the premises in controversy before the confirmation of the survey of the Jimeno rancho, is not material, as, under the rule laid down in Rodrigues v. United States (1 Wal. 587)— upon the authority of which these cases were decided—the confirmation of the survey was binding upon all persons, whether they intervened or not. If that rule is believed to be wrong, the correction must be sought in the tribunal that laid it down. Its decisions on questions of this character are binding on us.

Upon the authority of those cases, the judgment of the Court below is reversed, and cause remanded for a new trial.

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