Lathrop v. Kellogg

Defendant, Warren J. Kellogg, appeals from a judgment quieting the title of Warren Lee Lathrop and Mable Lathrop in certain real property located in Placer County.

This action was originally filed in May, 1945. An answer was filed by Kellogg’s then attorney on June 3, 1946. The cause was set for trial, after several postponements, on February 25, 1947. At the time the case was called, no appearance was made by Mr. Kellogg or his then attorney, though an associate of Kellogg’s attorney appeared and requested a continuance on the ground that the attorney was ill and that the attorney had…