BISHEL v. FARIA

Docket No. Sac. 7042.

53 Cal.2d 254 (1959)

347 P.2d 289

1 Cal. Rptr. 153

JOHN BISHEL et al., Respondents, v. T.R. FARIA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

December 15, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Louis Gomes and Frank E. Wyland, Jr., for Appellant.

Sherwood Green, Denslow Green, Green, Green & Bartow and Bartow & Christiansen for Respondents.


WHITE, J.

This is an action to adjudicate the common boundary line of properties which adjoin in the middle of the San Joaquin River, and to quiet the plaintiffs' title in and to the whole of a so-called island. The issues presented are, where is the middle of the river located as a matter of law and does the evidence support the trial court's finding as to the location of the boundary line.

The plaintiffs' property is situate in Madera County on the north...

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