Leaver v. Smith
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Fred H. Taft, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJames, J.
In this action to quiet title plaintiff had judgment and defendant appeals. The complaint was in the usual form appropriate to the character of the action. In addition to a general denial, the defendant made a special plea in his answer by alleging a former judgment between the parties for the same cause. That portion of the answer is as follows: “That heretofore, to wit, on the- day of March, 1917, an action was commenced by the plaintiff in this court against each of these defendants, wherein it was alleged that the plaintiff was the owner of said property and wherein it was also alleged…
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