Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-30
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE NORRIS GRANT.

The Original Owner Claims that he was
Defrauded of it.
There hes on the north side of the Amer
lean river, in this county, and close by the
city, tract of some a, 400 acres, known as
the Norris grant. 1t was formerly the
property Of Samuel Norris, but upward of
twenty years ago came into the possession
OF IIaggin IL Tevis. a few years since,
when these capitalists dissolved partnership
and divided their property, this principally
fell TO the share of J. Is. Haggin, who has
utilized the greater portion of it as a sheep
range and breeding farm. 1t is Il mag
niticent piece of property, but as it has been
managed has been regarded as Il detriment
to the county, and especially to this city.
This Immense grant Is capable of attording
good homes for five hundred families. at
least, and its settlement would greatly add
to the trade and wealth Of this community.
Some Of the land is as fine as can be found
on the continent, and has a value of many
hundred dollars per acre. During all the
years that it has been in the possession of
Haggin IL Tevis its ownership has not been
questioned, but now the original pOssessor
comes forward and begins suit in the ST.
perior Court Of this county to recover pos
session of the entire property.
WHAT THE COMPLAINT ALLEGES
The suit is entitled: Samuel Norris,
plaintiff, VS., James b. Haggin and Lloyd
Teyis, defendants. The plaintiff alleges in
his complaint that he was, between the -
day of -, lS49, and the 22d day of April,
1861, the owner in fee and in possession of
a tract OF land in Sacramento county con-
tanning about 10 600 acres and situated on
the right bank of the American river and
known as the Rancho del Paso; also toll
bridge across said river, in said county,
known as Lisle's bridge; also, of lot No 6,
in the block bounded by J and X, Front
and Second streets, and lot No. 5, in block
bounded by L and NJ, Front and Second
streets. IN Sacramento city.
The complaint further alleges that the
defendants have since 1858 been the agents
and attorneys Of plaintiff: that in 1857
plaintiff WAS injured by . blow on the
head, and was until 1888 so disabled there
by AS to be unable to attend to business and
was wholly dependent upon his agents {;
that in the years from 1897 to 1868 the de
PENDANTS collected moneys of plaintiff, on
cents, notes, tolls, etc. amounting to $500
0n. The complaint alleges thatin the year
1897, while plaintiff was sick, the defend
ants conspired and combined to cheat and
delraud plaintiff out of his said estate, and
TO that end cOunsclcd. aided and procured
one 4. X. Grim to obtain judgment against
plaintiff for s. 055, and that under an exc
cuton L. said Grim the property Of plaintiff
was sold in one lump to said Grim for that
amount when the property was really
worth an aggregate of $1,3120o0.
The complaint goes ON 30 show how the
properly was altcrward transferred to F.
MAYNARD, and at last came into possession
of Lloyd Tevis, and that all these convey
ances were only part Of the conspiracy to
rob plaintiff of his property. 1t also shows
how the lots in Sacramento were afterWard
sold by The defendants to innocent pur-
chaser<. The plaintiff alleges that these
acts Of fraud were not discovered by him
until the month of July, 1884. and in con
clusion he asks that the defendants be
found guilty Of fraud; that they be com
PEELED To- deed the ranch back to plaintiff,
ard pay the costs of this suit,
1t is understood that the papers in the
case have been served. and the matter Will
probably come up in the superior Court
during the September term.