Pickering Lumber Corp. v. Whiteside

ALLEN, J. pro tem.

This is an action to quiet title to a large tract of timber land situated in Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties. The appeal was taken by defendants from a judgment in favor of plaintiff. The various transactions bearing on the problem involved are evidenced by many instruments and records of judicial proceedings. For the purpose of clarity it may be well to set out the matter in controversy before examining the facts and pleadings. The transcript contains a lengthy stipulation of facts. Briefly *202stated, the problem is this: Plaintiff’s predecessor in interest, Pickering Lumber…