San Francisco City & County v. Itsell, 133 U.S. 65 (1890)
U.S. Supreme Court
San Francisco City & County v. Itsell, 133 U.S. 65 (1890)
San Francisco City and County v. Itsell
No. 1506
Submitted January 8, 1890
Decided January 20, 1890
133 U.S. 65
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Syllabus
This Court has no jurisdiction to review a judgment of the highest court of a state unless a federal question has been, either in express terms or by necessary effect, decided by that court against the plaintiff in error.
The original action was ejectment, brought in the Superior Court of San Francisco by the City and County of San Francisco to recover a tract of land in San Francisco of which the plaintiff alleged that it was seized in fee, and entitled to the possession, in trust for the use of the State of California and of the people of the city and county as a public plaza, park, common or square, and commonly known as Hamilton Square or Plaza.