California Supreme Court December 12, 1890, No. 13,240 (De Guyer v. Banning)

lead-opinion

FOX, J.

This is an action of ejectment for the recovery of the possession of a tract of land, comprising eighteen and eighty-eight hundredths acres, commonly known as “Mormon Island,” situate in the inner bay of San Pedro, in the county of Los Angeles. Defendant had judgment, from which, and *322an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiffs appeal.