Legal Opinion
Powell v. Mayo
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 29, 1981No. Civ. 61022PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ASHBY, J.
Defendant Mayo, as administratrix of the estate of Denise Doris Harris, deceased, appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiff Leona M. Powell for $8,154.64 as a good faith improver of property owned by the estate. (Code Civ. Proc., § 871.1 et seq.)
Representing himself to be the owner of the property at 1241-1243 Leighton Avenue in Los Angeles, defendant William Sherman Harris purported to sell the property to plaintiff on November 4, 1975. The price was $5,000, which, in plaintiff’s opinion, as an experienced real estate broker, was the fair market válue of the property in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Estate of VezinaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
- Krauss v. StropCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
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