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· 4/2/1895

People ex rel. Schnell v. Sausalito Land & Ferry Co.

Citations

  • 106 Cal. 621
  • 40 P. 11
  • 1895 Cal. LEXIS 651

Syllabus

<p>Nuisance—Private Wharf and Ferry Landing—Obstruction of Public Street—Findings.—In an action for the abatement of a nuisance in the erection of .a wharf and ferry landing in a public street, where the findings show that the wharf and ferry landing are not in the street, but are east of its easterly line, and are the private property of the defendant, free from any public right or easement, and do not in any manner prevent the free and comfortable use and enjoyment by the public of the street, such finding is determinative of the case in favor of the defendant, if reasonably supported by evidence.</p>

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  • quarrel on defendant’s premises had continued ten or fifteen minutes prior to plaintiff’s injury without any effort by defendant to call police or intervene
  • quarrel on defendant's premises had continued ten or fifteen minutes prior to plaintiff's injury without any effort by defendant to call police or intervene
  • plaintiff enters saloon at defendant's invitation to contribute to profits of defendants

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Judges: McFarland

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