California Supreme Court July 1, 1864 (Thornton v. Mahoney)

By the Court, Cürrey, J.

In May, 1861, David Mahoney commenced an action of ejectment in the District Court of the Twelfth Judicial District against Robert S. Thornton and others, "for the recovery of the possession of a certain tract of land situated in part *576in the County of San Francisco, and part in the County of San Mateo, called “ Laguna de la Merced.