LelandStanford1880_0002

In the Superior Court of the City and
County of San Francisco. Department No. 7.

The County of San Joaquin
— vs —
The Central Pacific Railroad
Company et. al.

Be it remembered that on this 13th day of Dec=
ember A. D. 1880., before me E. V. Joice, Notary
Public, in and for the City and County of
San Francisco duly commissioned and sworn
Appeared A. A. Cohen Attorney for the plaintiff
and S. W. Sanderson Esq. Attorney for the defendants
and also came Leland Stanford a defendant in
the above entitled action to be examined
as a witness, by and on behalf of the plaintiff
and was by me duly sworn and said examination
was taken by question and answer as follows

A. A. Cohen Please state your name, age place
of residence and occupation.

A. My name is Leland Standford, Age 56,
residence City of San Francisco, occupation
railroading and farming.

Q. 2 Are you the President of the Central Pacific
Railroad Company, one of the defendants
in this action?

A. Yessir.

Q. 3 Were you the President of the Central Pacific
Railroad Company of California?

A. Yessir.

Q. 4 During what time?

A. Well during its existence.

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