Madera School District v. Maggiorini

The Madera School District commenced an action to quiet its title to Lots 19 and 20 of Lankershim Colony. Mrs. Marcella Maggiorini acquired Lot 21 of the Lankershim Tract in 1921. Her deed described the property by lot number, not by metes and bounds. She held title until 1953 when at the time of distribution of her estate Lot 21 was devised to respondent Walter Maggiorini. The school district in 1948, by purchase from a Mr. and Mrs. Gann, acquired Lots 19 and 20 which are adjacent to and lie west of Lot 21. They had acquired the property in 1946 from a Mrs. Baratta who had acquired title to…