Edwards v. City of Santa Paula

Plaintiff Mark H. Edwards sued the city of Santa Paula and others to quiet title to certain property situated in that municipality. The city defended and cross-complained in reliance upon a tax deed from the state to the city. Defendant prevailed and Edwards appeals.

Counsel present two primary questions for determination. (1) is plaintiff’s attack upon the tax deed barred by limitation, and (2) is the property description in the deed fatally defective.

A considerable portion of the trial was devoted to the question of whether plaintiff was an owner in possession and hence not subject to the…