Ramboz v. Stowell

Vanclief, C.

Action to quiet title to a lot of land in the city of Los Angeles. It is admitted that Margaret J. Starkey was the owner of the lot in question on June 13, 1878, as her separate property, and both parties claim title from her. On that day Mrs. Starkey, for a valuable and sufficient consideration, signed, sealed, and delivered to Helen L. Grinnell a deed of the lot, the acknowledgment of the execution of which was certified by a notary public (A. C. Holmes) in the form required for an unmarried woman, and not otherwise, and the deed was recorded on the same day. On September 19,…