Chapman v. Rudolph

This is an action to quiet title to certain real property. The complaint is in the usual form. It is alleged therein that defendant Rudolph is the duly appointed and acting treasurer of the city of San Jose, and that the defendant Elliott and Horne Company is a corporation; that both defendants assert an interest in, or lien upon, the land described in the complaint, adverse to the claim and ownership of plaintiff, and that such claim is asserted wholly without right.

The city treasurer filed a general denial. Defendant Elliott and Horne Company also denied ownership in plaintiff, and, as an…