Sheean v. Michel

The plaintiff became the purchaser at an execution sale of certain lots situated in Alameda County. He brought the present action to quiet his title thereto against the claims of the defendants. The court ordered judgment for the defendants, from which judgment the plaintiff appealed.

The claims of the defendants were based upon a declaration of trust executed by the defendant, Emile Michel, purporting to convey extensive real property, including the lots here involved, to himself in trust. The instrument was recorded in Alameda County on January 26, 1932. A judgment for the sum of…