Fremont Indemnity Co. v. Corbett

Plaintiff, an insurer, filed this action on August 14, 1979, to impose a constructive trust on real property which defendant Gamble purchased with funds given her by defendant Corbett. Corbett had obtained the funds from plaintiff through a fraudulent insurance claim. On August 16, 1979, Gamble executed a deed conveying the property to Richard Pierce. The next day, Gamble was served with a summons and a copy of plaintiffs complaint in this action. On September 25, 1979, Pierce sold the property to intervening defendants, the Potters. Neither Pierce nor the intervenors had actual knowledge of…