Mayo v. Wood

Citations

• 50 Cal. 171
• 1875 Cal. LEXIS 117

Syllabus

<p>Conveyance of Stbeets fob Public Use.—A deed which conveys to the present and future owners of town lots in a city, certain streets and public squares in such city, “for the public use of the inhabitants of such city, to be applied to such public purposes as the future incorporated authorities of said city from time to time declare and determine,” dedicates the land to public use, and contains a sufficient designation of the grantees to make it operative as a conveyance.</p> <p>Estoppel by Judgment.—If a judgment in ejectment is rendered against one who holds the demanded premises as the tenant of another, a third person, who afterwards takes possession without any privity with the tenant or his landlord, is not estopped by the judgment..</p>