Chapman v. Excelsior Canal Co.

Citations

• 17 Cal. 231

Syllabus

<p>Where the language of the deed is, “ all that portion of the Union Banch lying south of two oak trees, marked ‘E. X. C.,’ the same being the northern boundary,” the true construction is that the deed passes only that portion of the ranch lying south of a line running through the trees named, and not that portion south of a line running through the trees and extending throughout the ranch.</p>