Clark v. City of San Francisco

Citations

• 53 Cal. 306

Syllabus

<p>Ejectment for Outside Lands.—The C. H. and R. Association made application to the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco for a parcel of the outside lands, under the ordinances of the City and County, and statutes of the State, applicable to the disposition of such lands; caused its claim to be delineated on the “Outside Land Map,” paid the assessments and taxes thereon, and proved its right and possession to the satisfaction of the Board! A portion of the land claimed was taken for a park, under the ordinances and statutes aforesaid. The plaintiffs had themselves previously conveyed to the association. Held, that plaintiffs, who now claim an interest in the land awarded to the C. H. and R. A., but who made no application to the Supervisors, nor notified the Board of their claim—who did not have then- claim delineated on the map, nor pay any assessments or taxes—cannot maintain an action against the City and County of San Francisco for a part of the assessed value of the land so taken for the park.</p> <p>Corporation—Directors after Dissolution.—Prior to the Codes, when a corporation was dissolved, the directors continued to be trustees of the creditors and stockholders for certain purposes, or in case the directors died subsequent to the dissolution, the District Court could appoint new trustees for like purposes; such trustees were necessary parties to an action affecting the property of the corporation, without whose presence as parties the legal title of the corporation to real estate could not be transferred, its affairs settled, or its property distributed.</p>