Hartson v. Shanklin
Citations
- 57 Cal. 558
Syllabus
<p>Bes Judicata—Mandamus—State Lands.—The State obtained a judgment against the holder of a certificate of purchase, foreclosing the interest of the holder, and annulling the certificate and awarding costs to the State. Execution was returned unsatisfied, and a portion of the money paid upon the certificate was applied to the payment of the judgment. The holder applied for mandamus to compel the Surveyor-General to issue a certificate for all the money paid on the certificate of purchase, on the ground that the State never had title to the land. Held, that the judgment was a bar to the application.</p>
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