Labish v. Hardy

J. McCann, Judge. Action by Isabella Labish against Jane Hardy to set aside a deed to quiet title to certain premises in the city of Santa Cruz. In 1847, plaintiff’s parents went into possession of the land in dispute, which was then public land of the United States, and continued to occupy it, together with their children, as their home, until the death of plaintiff’s mother, which occurred in June, 1856, at which time plaintiff was seven years old.