Case Name: BENJAMIN R. BUCKELEW, Respondent, v. JAMES M. ESTELL and others, Appellants
Court: Supreme Court of California
Jurisdiction: California
Decision Date: 1855
Citations: 5 Cal. 108
Docket Number: 
Parties: BENJAMIN R. BUCKELEW, Respondent, v. JAMES M. ESTELL and others, Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: California Reports
Volume: 5
Pages: 108–108

Head Matter:
BENJAMIN R. BUCKELEW, Respondent, v. JAMES M. ESTELL and others, Appellants.
Questions as to the performance of the conditions contained in a grant, can only-be made by the grantor;"and not by a mere naked trespasser.
Appeal from the District Court of the Seventh Judicial District, Marin County.
The action was an application for an injunction to restrain defendants from entering upon the plaintiffs land and committing waste, by cutting down valuable timber.
W. Skidmore, for Appellants.
J. H. Haralson, for Respondent.
No briefs on file.

Opinion:
Heydenfeldt, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.
Bryan, J., concurred.
The Court very properly refused to dissolve the injunction. There are several defendants, and only two have answered. The answer admits the grant through which the complainant claims ; the question as to the performance of conditions in the grant can only be made by the' grantor, and not by a mere naked trespasser. The question as to boundary is the only one which is to be determined, and until then, it is proper that complainant should be protected against the serious damage of having his trees cut down, especially as his bond will fully protect the defendants for any delay, if it should turn out that they have the right.
Order affirmed.