Andrew J. Kraszynski vs. The Los Angeles Petroleum Refining Company
Case No. 596
On May 14, 1874, Andrew Kraszynski filed suit against the Los Angeles Petroleum Refining Company in Los Angeles County Court claiming that they owed him money because they set up a refinery on his property without his permission. He wanted them removed with damages paid to him. The Company answered that Adam Malezewski was the owner of the land (which included Lyon's Station), not Kraszynski, and Malezewski had sold them the land in question. The court ruled in favor of the Los Angeles Petroleum Refining Company.
Kraszynski never actually owned Lyon's Station or the land. He would later move over to his newly built Andrew's Station in 1875.
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