City of San Francisco v. Canavan

Decided January 15, 1872. Joseph B. Crockett wrote the opinion for the court.

42 Cal. 541 · Cited 50 times

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• President of Cincinnati v. Lessee of White · 31 U.S. 431
• Hart v. Burnett · 15 Cal. 530
• Harding & Loftin v. Jasper · 14 Cal. 642
• People ex rel. Ferguson v. Board of Supervisors of San Francisco · 36 Cal. 595

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