City of Monterey v. Malarin

Citations

• 99 Cal. 290
• 33 P. 840
• 1893 Cal. LEXIS 655

Syllabus

<p>Street—Public User of Land—Dedication—Intention of Owner. —The mere use of a strip of land by the public as a street in a city for a period of twenty years, without the assent of the owner, is not sufficient to constitute such strip a public street, but the intention of the owner is absolutely essential in order to constitute a dedication to the public use of such strip of land, as well as the acceptance and user thereof by the public for this purpose.</p>