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· 7/1/1857

People v. Quincy

Citations

  • 8 Cal. 89
  • 1857 Cal. LEXIS 302

Syllabus

<p>Affidavits for continuance should show that the facts, expected to he proved by the absent witnesses, cannot otherwise be proved.</p> <p>In the absence of the testimony taken in the case, every legal intendment is in favor of the action of the Court below.</p>

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • deed that was in substance a forgery would be void and insufficient to convey legal title even to innocent purchaser
  • “ ‘A purchaser in good faith from one who has no title, in ignorance of the rights of the true owner, obtains no title.’ ”
  • headnote 4 and corresponding division of the opinion, facts stated on page 370

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Judges: Burnett, Murray

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