True v. Thompson

Citations

• 42 Cal. 293

Syllabus

<p>School or Lieu Lands—Certifícate of Location will not Support Ejectment.—A certificate of location of school or lieu land, issued under the Act of April 27th, 1863 (Stats. 1863, p. 591), is not evidence of legal title, and will not support ejectment.</p> <p>Virtual Repeal of Old Land Law by Adoption of Mew System.— The Act of April 13th, 1859 (Stats. 1859, p. 227), in so far as it made a certificate of location of school or lieu lands prima facie evidence of title, was superseded and repealed by the Act of April 27th, 1863 (Stats. 1863, p. 591), which inaugurated a new system of land law, intended to be complete in itself.</p> <p>Certificate of Purchase as Evidence of Title.—Under the Act of April 27th, 1863, for the sale of certain lands belonging to the State (Stats. 1863, p. 591), the Register’s certificate of purchase of school or lieu land is the only prima facie evidence of legal title prior to a patent.</p>