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BANNING CO. v. CALIFORNIA

No. 73.

240 U.S. 142 (1916)

BANNING COMPANY v. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA UPON THE INFORMATION OF WEBB, ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 21, 1916.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James A. Gibson, with whom Mr. Edward E. Bacon was on the brief, for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. Albert Lee Stephens and Mr. J.A. Anderson, with whom Mr. U.S. Webb, Attorney General of the State of California, and Mr. W.H. Anderson were on the brief, for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE McKENNA delivered the opinion of the court.

Suit brought by the State of California to quiet title to certain lands embraced in a patent issued under certain statutes of the State authorizing the sale of tide lands.

The lands involved constituted location No. 57 of the state tide lands, and the State alleged that they had been at all times a portion of the inner bay of San Pedro and below the line of ordinary...

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