Penry v. Richards

Citations

• 52 Cal. 496

Syllabus

<p>Reference xn Deed to a Map.—If a deed describes the property conveyed as a lot of land in a town “known and described on the official map of said town as Block No. 6,” the map may be identified by parol evidence, and when identified, constitutes a portion of the deed.</p> <p>Idem.—If such town has declared by ordinance what map is the official map of the same, deeds of property which refer to the official map, and are made after such declaration, refer to such map.</p> <p>Idem.—The words “ as laid out by Saulsberry Haley ” on the face of the map of a town are equivalent to the words “ as surveyed by Háley,” and include a reference to the monuments erected by the surveyor; and a deed referring to such map for a description, is to be construed as referring to such monuments, and such monuments control, rather than the courses and distances laid down on the map.</p>