Hyman v. Read

Citations

• 13 Cal. 444

Syllabus

<p>Boyal grants, made at the solicitation of the grantee, are to be construed liberally for the King. But, when made ex mero motu regís, the construction is in fa'yor of the grantee.</p> <p>Legislative grants are to be construed liberally in favor of the grantee.</p> <p>The Act of March, 1851, commonly called the San Francisco Water Lot Act, should be construed favorably to the city, and includes all land within the boundaries fixed by the survey referred to in the Act.</p> <p>Nothing in the Act of May, 1851, indicates any intention on the part of the Legislature to exclude the public slips from the Act of March.</p>